Where does “yiba” come from?

yiba (Lingala) comes from Bangi yiba, from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.

yiba (Lingala): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “yiba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangiyibato steal
2Proto-Bantu-jíbato steal
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jíba →Every word from Bangi yiba →