Where does “be” come from?

be (Lingala) comes from Bangi be, from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ — bad.

be (Lingala): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “be”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangibebad
2Proto-Bantu-bɪ́ɪ̀bad
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ →Every word from Bangi be →