Where does “soke” come from?

soke (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Nguni sí-, from Proto-Germanic sin-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

soke (Yoruba): up

Definitions

  1. up

Ancestry of “soke”, step by step

soke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni sí-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunisí-First-person plural object concord; Class 7...
2Proto-Germanicsin-ever, eternal, perpetual
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Yoruba òkè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaòkè—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sin- →Every word from Proto-Nguni sí- →