Where does “basejẹ” come from?

basejẹ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba aṣẹ, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

basejẹ (Yoruba): vandal

Definitions

  1. vandal

Ancestry of “basejẹ”, step by step

basejẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba aṣẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaaṣẹoffender
2Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via Yoruba bà jẹ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubabà jẹ́to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to damage; to corrupt
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