Where does “ariyanjiyan” come from?

ariyanjiyan (Yoruba) comes from Kurdish jiyan, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰíHwati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

ariyanjiyan (Yoruba): controversy, debate, argument

Definitions

  1. controversy, debate, argument

Ancestry of “ariyanjiyan”, step by step

ariyanjiyan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kurdish jiyan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kurdishjiyanto live; life
2Proto-Indo-IranianǰíHwatito live, be alive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Proto-Bantu à-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via Yoruba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubato see, to find
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-
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