Where does “lábilali” come from?

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

lábilali (Bambara): permission

Definitions

  1. permission

Ancestry of “lábilali”, step by step

lábilali traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni lá-

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

via Bambara li

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarali—

via Bambara bìla

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