Where does “ojukokoro” come from?

ojukokoro (Yoruba) comes from English kokoro, from Japanese 心, from Old Japanese 心, from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə — heart.

ojukokoro (Yoruba): greed, covetousness

Definitions

  1. greed, covetousness

Ancestry of “ojukokoro”, step by step

ojukokoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kokoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkokoroheart
2Japanese心mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;...
3Old Japanese心heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,...
4Proto-Japonic*kəkərəheart

via Yoruba ojú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaojúeye
2YorubaỌ̀runthe 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
Every word from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə →Every word from Old Japanese 心 →Every word from Japanese 心 →