The story
- Fon · derived fromagǔ“pounded yam”
- Yoruba · derived fromà ń gún“we are pounding”
- Portuguese · borrowed fromangu
- English todayangu
Borrowed from Portuguese angu, from Yoruba à ń gún (“we are pounding”) or Fon agǔ (“pounded yam”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.