Where does “yaba” come from?

yaba (Phuthi) comes from Proto-Bantu -gàba — to divide, to distribute.

yaba (Phuthi): to share; to distribute

Definitions

  1. to share; to distribute

Ancestry of “yaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-gàbato divide, to distribute
Every word from Proto-Bantu -gàba
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