Where does “iyooku” come from?

iyooku (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ọ̀, from Haitian Creole kò, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

Ancestry of “iyooku”, step by step

iyooku traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaọ̀The letter with low tone}}
2Haitian Creolekòbody
3Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
4Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
5Proto-Italickorposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via Yoruba èyí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaèyíthis thing/person

via Yoruba kù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubakùto die
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →