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Where does “iba” come from?

iba (Swahili) comes from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.

iba (Swahili): to steal; to plagiarize

Definitions

  1. to steal; to plagiarize

Ancestry of “iba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-jíbato steal
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