Where does “ila-oorun” come from?

ila-oorun (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

ila-oorun (Yoruba): shining of the sun

Definitions

  1. shining of the sun

Ancestry of “ila-oorun”, step by step

ila-oorun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba Oòrùn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaOòrùnsmell, odor, scent
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì-
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