Where does “uwọn” come from?

uwọn (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Indo-European won-, from Proto-Indo-European wā- — to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...

uwọn (Yoruba): tongue

Definitions

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Ancestry of “uwọn”, step by step

uwọn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European won-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwon-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwā-to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...

via Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-ɓã́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Yoruboid*ʊ́-ɓã́tongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European won- →