eriwo

Etymology
Proposed to be derived from, , from , , ultimately from ,. Cognate with 🇨🇬. The compounding of the suffix "ɣo" (later "wo") is possibly an Proto-Edekiri innovation still maintained in a majority of Edekiri languages, and the non-suffixed version likely existed side by side. However, 🇨🇬 may suggest it is a remnant of an older root. See potential non-Yoruboid cognates, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, possibly 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, perhaps ultimately from or ,

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) head
 * 2) top, leader