Where does “iyeye” come from?

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

iyeye (Yoruba): elderly woman; maternal grandmother

Definitions

  1. elderly woman; maternal grandmother

Ancestry of “iyeye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaiyè
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
3Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye