Where does “fayawọ” come from?

fayawọ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba wò, from Yoruba èwo — which; what.

fayawọ (Yoruba): smuggling

Definitions

  1. smuggling

Ancestry of “fayawọ”, step by step

fayawọ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yoruba
2Yorubaèwowhich; what

via Yoruba àyà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàyàwife
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