Where does “gbọn mi re” come from?
gbọn mi re (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba mí — me first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb.
gbọn mi re (Yoruba): leave me alone!!
Definitions
- leave me alone!!
Ancestry of “gbọn mi re”, step by step
gbọn mi re traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba mí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | mí | me first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb |
via Yoruba gbọ̀nrè
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | gbọ̀nrè | to leave alone, to abandon |