Where does “mbata” come from?

mbata (Lingala) comes from Kongo mbata, from Yoruba bàtá — shoe.

mbata (Lingala): angle

Definitions

  1. angle

Ancestry of “mbata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kongombataslap
2Yorubabàtáshoe
Every word from Yoruba bàtá →Every word from Kongo mbata →