Where does “saa ijọba-amunisin” come from?
saa ijọba-amunisin (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba amúnisìn, from Hungarian -eni, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
saa ijọba-amunisin (Yoruba): colonial era, specifically referring to the era of colonialism by the British Empire in Nigeria
Definitions
- colonial era, specifically referring to the era of colonialism by the British Empire in Nigeria
Ancestry of “saa ijọba-amunisin”, step by step
saa ijọba-amunisin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba amúnisìn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | amúnisìn | exploiter, taskmaster |
| 2 | Hungarian | -eni | Used to form the infinitive; "For the other... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -é- | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 5 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |
via Yoruba sáà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | sáà | period, season, era, semester |
via Yoruba ìjọbá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ìjọbá | government, kingdom |