Where does “iyekan” come from?

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

iyekan (Yoruba): maternal half sibling

Definitions

  1. maternal half sibling

Ancestry of “iyekan”, step by step

iyekan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba iyè

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

via Yoruba ọ̀kan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaọ̀kanone
Every word from Chichewa iye
iyekan — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer