Where does “ebi n pa mi” come from?

ebi n pa mi (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ẹbi, from Proto-Nguni -bí, from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ — bad.

ebi n pa mi (Yoruba): I'm hungry

Definitions

  1. I'm hungry

Ancestry of “ebi n pa mi”, step by step

ebi n pa mi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ẹbi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹbifamily
2Proto-Nguni-bíbad
3Proto-Bantu-bɪ́ɪ̀bad

via Yoruba mí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubamíme first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb

via Yoruba ń

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubańMarks the imperfective or
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