Where does “abuke” come from?

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

abuke (Yoruba): person with a hunchback

Definitions

  1. person with a hunchback

Ancestry of “abuke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìkẹ́ivory
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Yoruba ìkẹ́ →
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