Where does “貝寧” come from?

貝寧 (Chinese) comes from English Benin, from Portuguese Benim, from Isekiri ubinu, from Yoruba [[ile]] [[ibinu]].

Ancestry of “貝寧”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeninA historical kingdom in West Africa, in present-day Nigeria
2PortugueseBenim—
3Isekiriubinu—
4Yoruba[[ile]] [[ibinu]]—
Every word from Yoruba [[ile]] [[ibinu]] →Every word from Isekiri ubinu →Every word from Portuguese Benim →