Where does “iṣu-nikan-kọniyan” come from?

iṣu-nikan-kọniyan (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba nìkàn, from Yoruba ọ̀kan — one.

iṣu-nikan-kọniyan (Yoruba): A nickname for cassava

Definitions

  1. A nickname for cassava

Ancestry of “iṣu-nikan-kọniyan”, step by step

iṣu-nikan-kọniyan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba nìkàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubanìkànto be alone in something
2Yorubaọ̀kanone

via Yoruba kọ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubakọ́

via Yoruba iṣu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaiṣuany of the various species of wild and cultivated yam in the family Dioscorea
Every word from Yoruba ọ̀kan