Where does “kawọboju-kokoro” come from?
kawọboju-kokoro (Yoruba) comes from English kokoro, from Japanese 心, from Old Japanese 心, from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə — heart.
kawọboju-kokoro (Yoruba): pupa (of an insect)
Definitions
- pupa (of an insect)
Ancestry of “kawọboju-kokoro”, step by step
kawọboju-kokoro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English kokoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kokoro | heart |
| 2 | Japanese | 心 | mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 心 | heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,... |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | *kəkərə | heart |
via Yoruba ojú
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ojú | eye |
| 2 | Yoruba | Ọ̀run | the place of origin for all humans where souls (orí) are created, humans return to their individual ọ̀run after death. It does not represent a specific entity or location, every human has their own origin place |
via Yoruba bọ̀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | bọ̀ | to return, to come here, to arrive |