Where does “ìbú” come from?

ìbú (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Nguni bú-, from Proto-Bantu bʊ́- — Class 14 pronominal concord; Class 14 subject...

ìbú (Yoruba): considerable depth and expanse

Definitions

  1. considerable depth and expanse

Ancestry of “ìbú”, step by step

ìbú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni bú-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunibú-Class 14 subject concord; Class 14 object concord
2Proto-Bantubʊ́-Class 14 pronominal concord; Class 14 subject...

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

Words derived from “ìbú”

Every word from Proto-Bantu bʊ́- →Every word from Proto-Nguni bú- →