Where does “wọnyi” come from?

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

wọnyi (Yoruba): these

Definitions

  1. these

Ancestry of “wọnyi”, step by step

wọnyi 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 Yoruba èyí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaèyíthis thing/person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European won- →