Where does “iwuye” come from?

iwuye (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba oyè, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

iwuye (Yoruba): coronation ceremony for a chief or a king

Definitions

  1. coronation ceremony for a chief or a king

Ancestry of “iwuye”, step by step

iwuye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba oyè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaoyè—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she

via Chinese Wú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ChineseWú—
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Yoruba oyè →
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