Where does “ijimere” come from?

ijimere (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba eré, from Yoruba ẹ̀-.

ijimere (Yoruba): patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas)

Definitions

  1. patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas)

Ancestry of “ijimere”, step by step

ijimere traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba eré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaeréadvantage, reward
2Yorubaẹ̀-—

via Yoruba mọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubamọ̀to know

via Yoruba ìjí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìjí—
Every word from Yoruba ẹ̀- →Every word from Yoruba eré →