Where does “agbokotọya” come from?

agbokotọya (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba gbé.

agbokotọya (Yoruba): mongoose

Definitions

  1. mongoose

Ancestry of “agbokotọya”, step by step

agbokotọya traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba gbé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbé—

via Yoruba yà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubayàto borrow

via Yoruba tọ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubatọ́—
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