Where does “ọmọlangi” come from?

ọmọlangi (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Nguni lá-, from Yoruba ẹ̀-.

ọmọlangi (Yoruba): wooden doll

Definitions

  1. wooden doll

Ancestry of “ọmọlangi”, step by step

ọmọlangi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni lá-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunilá-Class 5 possessive concord
2Yorubaẹ̀-—

via Yoruba ọmọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaọmọchild

via Yoruba ń

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubańMarks the imperfective or
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