Where does “ipinnu” come from?

ipinnu (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba pinnu, from Yoruba ẹnu — mouth.

ipinnu (Yoruba): decision, resolution, conclusion

Definitions

  1. decision, resolution, conclusion

Ancestry of “ipinnu”, step by step

ipinnu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba pinnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubapinnuto decide, to resolve, to conclude
2Yorubaẹnumouth

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Yoruba ẹnu →Every word from Yoruba pinnu →