Where does “amọ” come from?

amọ (Yoruba) comes from Hausa àmmā, from Arabic أَمَّا — as for, as regards, but.

amọ (Yoruba): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “amọ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hausaàmmābut
2Arabicأَمَّاas for, as regards, but
Every word from Arabic أَمَّا →Every word from Hausa àmmā →