Where does “lásà” come from?

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

lásà (Bambara): to cause to die

Definitions

  1. to cause to die

Ancestry of “lásà”, step by step

lásà traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni lá-

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

via Bambara sà

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