Where does “iyọba” come from?

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

iyọba (Yoruba): queen mother

Definitions

  1. queen mother

Ancestry of “iyọba”, step by step

iyọba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba iyè

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

via Yoruba ọba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaọbaking

Words derived from “iyọba”

Every word from Chichewa iye →