Where does “agbọn” come from?

agbọn (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba a, from Yoruba gùn — to be long (usually along a horizontal axis).

agbọn (Yoruba): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “agbọn”, step by step

agbọn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaawe
2Yorubagùnto be long (usually along a horizontal axis)

via Yoruba gbọ̀n

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbọ̀nto shake

via Yoruba gbọ́n

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbọ́nto shake
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