Where does “amọkoko” come from?

amọkoko (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ìkòkò, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

amọkoko (Yoruba): potter, ceramicist

Definitions

  1. potter, ceramicist

Ancestry of “amọkoko”, step by step

amọkoko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ìkòkò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìkòkòpot, multipurpose pot traditionally made of clay
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba mọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubamọ̀to know
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Yoruba ìkòkò →
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