Where does “awọn” come from?

awọn (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba a, from Yoruba gùn — to be long (usually along a horizontal axis).

awọn (Yoruba): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “awọn”, step by step

awọn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaawe
2Yorubagùnto be long (usually along a horizontal axis)

via Proto-Indo-European won-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwon-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwā-to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...

via Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɓã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Yoruboid*à-ɓãPrecedes a noun to mark it as plural
Every word from Yoruba gùn →