Where does “ijẹgun” come from?
ijẹgun (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.
ijẹgun (Yoruba): eggplant, garden egg; in particular Solanum aethiopicum
Definitions
- eggplant, garden egg; in particular Solanum aethiopicum
Ancestry of “ijẹgun”, step by step
ijẹgun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Bantu ì-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |
via Yoruba gún
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | gún | to be long (usually along a horizontal axis) |