Where does “akọtọ” come from?

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

akọtọ (Yoruba): orthography

Definitions

  1. orthography

Ancestry of “akọtọ”, step by step

akọtọ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu à-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via Yoruba tọ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubatọ́

via Yoruba kọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubakọto refuse, reject
Every word from Proto-Bantu à-