Where does “Beninese” come from?

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

Beninese (English): A person from Benin or of Beninese descent; Of,...

Definitions

  1. A person from Benin or of Beninese descent; Of,...

Ancestry of “Beninese”, step by step

Beninese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Benin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeninA historical kingdom in West Africa, in present-day Nigeria
2PortugueseBenim—
3Isekiriubinu—
4Yoruba[[ile]] [[ibinu]]—

via Italian Benin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianBenin—
Every word from Yoruba [[ile]] [[ibinu]] →Every word from Isekiri ubinu →Every word from Portuguese Benim →