Where does “mobóla” come from?

mobóla (Lingala) comes from Lingala bola, from Icelandic bóla — a pimple, a zit; a bubble; a boss, a stud.

mobóla (Lingala): poor; needy

Definitions

  1. poor; needy

Ancestry of “mobóla”, step by step

mobóla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lingala bola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lingalabolafirstborn
2Icelandicbólaa pimple, a zit; a bubble; a boss, a stud

via Lingala mo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lingalamo—
Every word from Icelandic bóla →Every word from Lingala bola →