Where does “iwọntunwọnsi” come from?
iwọntunwọnsi (Yoruba) comes from German OSI, from English aussie, from English Australian, from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.
iwọntunwọnsi (Yoruba): balance
Definitions
- balance
Ancestry of “iwọntunwọnsi”, step by step
iwọntunwọnsi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German OSI
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | OSI | Austrian |
| 2 | English | aussie | A diminutive of the male given names Austin, Osborn, or Oswald |
| 3 | English | Australian | A person from the country of Australia or of... |
| 4 | English | Australia | — |
| 5 | Latin | terra austrālis incōgnita | — |
| 6 | Latin | auster | The south wind; south |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *austeros | — |
via Proto-Indo-European won-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | won- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wā- | to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,... |
via Proto-Bantu ì-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |