Where does “lábìn” come from?

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

lábìn (Bambara): to cause to fall, turn over, overturn

Definitions

  1. to cause to fall, turn over, overturn

Ancestry of “lábìn”, step by step

lábìn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni lá-

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

via Bambara bìn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarabìngrass, weed
Every word from Yoruba ẹ̀- →Every word from Proto-Nguni lá- →