Where does “fọrọ wa ọrọ wo lẹnu” come from?

fọrọ wa ọrọ wo lẹnu (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Nguni wá-, from Proto-Bantu jʊ̀á- — Class 1 possessive concord.

fọrọ wa ọrọ wo lẹnu (Yoruba): to interview

Definitions

  1. to interview

Ancestry of “fọrọ wa ọrọ wo lẹnu”, step by step

fọrọ wa ọrọ wo lẹnu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni wá-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nguniwá-Class 1 possessive concord; Class 3 possessive...
2Proto-Bantujʊ̀á-Class 1 possessive concord

via Yoruba wò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubawò—
2Yorubaèwowhich; what

via Yoruba ní

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaní—
Every word from Proto-Bantu jʊ̀á- →