Where does “mpata” come from?

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

mpata (Lingala): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “mpata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangimbatasheep
2Yorubabàtáshoe
Every word from Yoruba bàtá →Every word from Bangi mbata →