Where does “akokoro” come from?

akokoro (Yoruba) comes from English kokoro, from Japanese 心, from Old Japanese 心, from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə — heart.

akokoro (Yoruba): toothache

Definitions

  1. toothache

Ancestry of “akokoro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkokoroheart
2Japanese心mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;...
3Old Japanese心heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,...
4Proto-Japonic*kəkərəheart
Every word from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə →Every word from Old Japanese 心 →Every word from Japanese 心 →