Where does “iyẹwu” come from?

iyẹwu (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ẹ̀wù, from Yoruba ẹ̀-.

iyẹwu (Yoruba): bedroom, chamber

Definitions

  1. bedroom, chamber

Ancestry of “iyẹwu”, step by step

iyẹwu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ẹ̀wù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹ̀wù—
2Yorubaẹ̀-—

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Yoruba ẹ̀- →Every word from Yoruba ẹ̀wù →