Where does “lájɛ” come from?

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

lájɛ (Bambara): to look, examine

Definitions

  1. to look, examine

Ancestry of “lájɛ”, step by step

lájɛ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni lá-

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

via Bambara jɛ

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