Where does “eyeye” come from?

eyeye (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ẹyẹ, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

eyeye (Yoruba): maternal grandmother

Definitions

  1. maternal grandmother

Ancestry of “eyeye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹyẹbird
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Yoruba ẹyẹ →