Where does “ko tọpẹ” come from?
ko tọpẹ (Yoruba) comes 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.
ko tọpẹ (Yoruba): you're welcome, don't mention it
Definitions
- you're welcome, don't mention it
Ancestry of “ko tọpẹ”, step by step
ko tọpẹ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole kò
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | kò | body |
| 2 | French | corps | body; field; corps |
| 3 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
via English you’re welcome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | you’re welcome | — |
via Yoruba tó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | tó | — |