Where does “iyọ” come from?

iyọ (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Indo-European -yo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu.

iyọ (Yoruba): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “iyọ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-yo—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*iu—
3Proto-Austronesian*iSu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *iSu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yo →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu →
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