Where does “ọmọluwabi” come from?

ọmọluwabi (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ìwà, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

ọmọluwabi (Yoruba): one born of the best ideals; person of good ìwà

Definitions

  1. one born of the best ideals; person of good ìwà

Ancestry of “ọmọluwabi”, step by step

ọmọluwabi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ìwà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìwàcharacter, behavior
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba ọmọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaọmọchild
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Yoruba ìwà →
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