Etymology Explorer
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Where does “oyè” come from?
oyè (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “oyè”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-European
yé-
—
2
Chichewa
iye
he, she
Words derived from “oyè”
Ibidunmoye
ilumoye
iwuye
Oberemoye
ẹda oye-ọrọ
Ẹfunpọroye
Ogunoye
oloye
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