Where does “dọbalẹ” come from?

dọbalẹ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

dọbalẹ (Yoruba): to prostrate

Definitions

  1. to prostrate

Ancestry of “dọbalẹ”, step by step

dọbalẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ilé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubailéhome; house

via Yoruba dọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubadọ̀
Every word from Yoruba ilé
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