Where does “Abẹbi” come from?

Abẹbi (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

Ancestry of “Abẹbi”, step by step

Abẹbi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu à-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via Yoruba bẹ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubabẹ̀to beg
Every word from Proto-Bantu à-
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