Where does “ihuhuu-ẹyẹ” come from?

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

ihuhuu-ẹyẹ (Yoruba): down (of a bird), down feather

Definitions

  1. down (of a bird), down feather

Ancestry of “ihuhuu-ẹyẹ”, step by step

ihuhuu-ẹyẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ẹyẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹyẹbird
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she

via Yoruba ìhúhùú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìhúhùú—
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Yoruba ẹyẹ →