Where does “awodi apẹja” come from?

awodi apẹja (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba apẹja, from Yoruba pẹja, from Spanish -eja.

awodi apẹja (Yoruba): osprey

Definitions

  1. osprey

Ancestry of “awodi apẹja”, step by step

awodi apẹja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba apẹja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaapẹjafisherman
2Yorubapẹjato fish
3Spanish-eja—

via Yoruba àwòdì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàwòdìthe Yellow-billed kite
Every word from Spanish -eja →Every word from Yoruba pẹja →Every word from Yoruba apẹja →
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