Igbo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Igboid *ɗɛ́-ɣṍṍ. Cognate with Ogbah áꜜŋʷʊ́, Ezaa ɛ́ŋʷʊ́, Izi ɛ́ŋʷʊ́, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ɛ́ŋʷʊ̌, Ika ɛ́ꜜŋʊ́.[1] Possibly related to Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀, Yoruba oyin.

Noun

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anwụ

  1. bee

References

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  1. ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid[1]