Where does “kɛlɛbolo” come from?

kɛlɛbolo (Bambara) comes from Bambara bolo — arm.

kɛlɛbolo (Bambara): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “kɛlɛbolo”, step by step

kɛlɛbolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bambara bolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambaraboloarm

via Bambara kɛlɛ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarakɛlɛquarrel
Every word from Bambara bolo
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