Where does “iyè” come from?

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

Ancestry of “iyè”, step by step

iyè traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European yé-

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

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

Words derived from “iyè”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →