Where does “ayekootọ” come from?

ayekootọ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba kọ — to refuse, reject.

ayekootọ (Yoruba): parrot; in particular grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Definitions

  1. parrot; in particular grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Ancestry of “ayekootọ”, step by step

ayekootọ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba kọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubakọto refuse, reject

via Yoruba òótọ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaòótọ́truth
Every word from Yoruba kọ