Where does “figagbaga” come from?

figagbaga (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba gbà — to rescue, to save, to deliver.

figagbaga (Yoruba): to engage in a physical confrontation (usually in a test)

Definitions

  1. to engage in a physical confrontation (usually in a test)

Ancestry of “figagbaga”, step by step

figagbaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba gbà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbàto rescue, to save, to deliver

via Yoruba iga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaigaa courtyard, particularly one of a palace or royal compound
Every word from Yoruba gbà