Where does “lábìla” come from?

lábìla (Bambara) comes from Proto-Nguni lá-, from Yoruba ẹ̀-.

lábìla (Bambara): to let go, give leave, send on paid leave

Definitions

  1. to let go, give leave, send on paid leave

Ancestry of “lábìla”, step by step

lábìla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni lá-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunilá-Class 5 possessive concord
2Yorubaẹ̀-—

via Bambara bìla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarabìla—
Every word from Yoruba ẹ̀- →Every word from Proto-Nguni lá- →