Where does “lina” come from?

lina (Yao (Africa)) comes from Proto-Bantu ìjínà, from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà.

lina (Yao (Africa)): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “lina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuìjínàname
2Proto-Benue-Congo*-zina—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-ghínà—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà →Every word from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina →Every word from Proto-Bantu ìjínà →
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