Where does “isabo” come from?

isabo (Phuthi) comes from Proto-Turkic saba-, from Chichewa ba, from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.

isabo (Phuthi): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “isabo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicsaba-to beat, hit, fight
2Chichewabasteal
3Proto-Bantu-jíbato steal
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jíba →Every word from Chichewa ba →Every word from Proto-Turkic saba- →
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