Where does “akọigba” come from?

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

akọigba (Yoruba): Someone who was taught manners but refused to heed instructions; a mannerless untrainable person

Definitions

  1. Someone who was taught manners but refused to heed instructions; a mannerless untrainable person

Ancestry of “akọigba”, step by step

akọigba traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu à-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via Yoruba gbà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbàto rescue, to save, to deliver

via Yoruba kọ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubakọ́
Every word from Proto-Bantu à-