Where does “bobína” come from?

bobína (Lingala) comes from Lingala bína, from Bangi bina, from Proto-Bantu *-bína — to dance.

bobína (Lingala): dance

Definitions

  1. dance

Ancestry of “bobína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lingalabínato dance
2Bangibinato dance
3Proto-Bantu*-bínato dance
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-bína →Every word from Bangi bina →Every word from Lingala bína →