Where does “lobi” come from?

lobi (Aukan) comes from Sranan Tongo lobi, from English rub, from Middle English rubben, from Saterland Frisian rubben.

lobi (Aukan): to love; love; love, beloved

Definitions

  1. to love; love; love, beloved

Ancestry of “lobi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongolobito love
2EnglishrubAn act of rubbing; A difficulty or problem; A...
3Middle EnglishrubbenTo rub; to move back and forwards on a surface
4Saterland Frisianrubben—
Every word from Saterland Frisian rubben →Every word from Middle English rubben →Every word from English rub →
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