Where does “omiye” come from?

omiye (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba iyè, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

omiye (Yoruba): uterine sibling, maternal half sibling

Definitions

  1. uterine sibling, maternal half sibling

Ancestry of “omiye”, step by step

omiye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba iyè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaiyè—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she

via Yoruba ọmọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaọmọchild
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Yoruba iyè →