Where does “lábɔ” come from?

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

lábɔ (Bambara): to make come out

Definitions

  1. to make come out

Ancestry of “lábɔ”, step by step

lábɔ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni lá-

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

via Bambara bɔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarabɔto go out, come from
Every word from Yoruba ẹ̀- →Every word from Proto-Nguni lá- →