Where does “lábònya” come from?

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

lábònya (Bambara): to enlarge, make big

Definitions

  1. to enlarge, make big

Ancestry of “lábònya”, step by step

lábònya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni lá-

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

via Bambara bònya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarabònyato grow
Every word from Yoruba ẹ̀- →Every word from Proto-Nguni lá- →