Where does “bolokolon” come from?

bolokolon (Bambara) comes from Bambara bolo — arm.

bolokolon (Bambara): poor, destitute, needful

Definitions

  1. poor, destitute, needful

Ancestry of “bolokolon”, step by step

bolokolon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bambara bolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambaraboloarm

via Bambara kòlon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarakòloncowry (formerly used as money)
Every word from Bambara bolo →