Where does “laiwowe” come from?

laiwowe (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba wò, from Yoruba èwo — which; what.

laiwowe (Yoruba): from memory; by heart; extemporaneously

Definitions

  1. from memory; by heart; extemporaneously

Ancestry of “laiwowe”, step by step

laiwowe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba wò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubawò—
2Yorubaèwowhich; what

via Yoruba ní

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaní—

via Yoruba ìwé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìwé—
Every word from Yoruba èwo →Every word from Yoruba wò →