Where does “ဘီနင်” come from?
ဘီနင် (Burmese) comes from English Benin, from Portuguese Benim, from Isekiri ubinu, from Yoruba [[ile]] [[ibinu]].
Ancestry of “ဘီနင်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Benin | A historical kingdom in West Africa, in present-day Nigeria |
| 2 | Portuguese | Benim | — |
| 3 | Isekiri | ubinu | — |
| 4 | Yoruba | [[ile]] [[ibinu]] | — |