Where does “yooku” come from?
yooku (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ọ̀, from Haitian Creole kò, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
yooku (Yoruba): remainder, rest, others
Definitions
- remainder, rest, others
Ancestry of “yooku”, step by step
yooku traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba ọ̀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ọ̀ | The letter with low tone}} |
| 2 | Haitian Creole | kò | body |
| 3 | French | corps | body; field; corps |
| 4 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
via Yoruba èyí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | èyí | this thing/person |
via Yoruba kù
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | kù | to die |