Where does “Bankẹ” come from?
Bankẹ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ilé — home; house.
Bankẹ (Yoruba): it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Adébánkẹ́ and Ọlákúnlé, see below for more longer names. It is a traditionally female name, but may be used in a unisex form
Definitions
- it is a shortened form or nickname for much longer names, ex. Adébánkẹ́ and Ọlákúnlé, see below for more longer names. It is a traditionally female name, but may be used in a unisex form
Ancestry of “Bankẹ”, step by step
Bankẹ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba ilé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |
via Yoruba mí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | mí | me first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb |
via Yoruba kẹ́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | kẹ́ | to cry; to shout; to scream |