Where does “ifoga” come from?

ifoga (Samoan) comes from Middle English ifo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

ifoga (Samoan): ceremonial humiliation process used to ask pardon

Definitions

  1. ceremonial humiliation process used to ask pardon

Ancestry of “ifoga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishifofoe
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Middle English ifo →
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