Where does “sabi” come from?

sabi (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from Portuguese Saber, from Old Portuguese saber, from Latin sapĕre.

sabi (Nigerian Pidgin): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “sabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseSaberto know
2Old Portuguesesaber—
3Latinsapĕre—
Every word from Latin sapĕre →Every word from Old Portuguese saber →Every word from Portuguese Saber →