Where does “iwọ-oorun” come from?

iwọ-oorun (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba wò, from Yoruba èwo — which; what.

iwọ-oorun (Yoruba): setting of the sun

Definitions

  1. setting of the sun

Ancestry of “iwọ-oorun”, step by step

iwọ-oorun traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba wò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubawò—
2Yorubaèwowhich; what

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba Oòrùn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaOòrùnsmell, odor, scent
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