Where does “afẹẹri” come from?

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

afẹẹri (Yoruba): wanting without seeing

Definitions

  1. wanting without seeing

Ancestry of “afẹẹri”, step by step

afẹẹri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu à-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via Yoruba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubato see, to find

via Yoruba fẹ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubafẹ́to want, to desire
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