From àjọ̀ (“trade”) + wà (“to do”) + -tọ́ (“agent suffix”), literally “someone that does trade”. Cognates include Fon àjɔ̀wàtɔ́, Adja ajɔtɔ
àjọ̀wàtọ́ (plural àjọ̀wàtọ́ lẹ́) (Nigeria)