Where does “gbana jẹ” come from?

gbana jẹ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba iná, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

gbana jẹ (Yoruba): to get heated up; to be furious

Definitions

  1. to get heated up; to be furious

Ancestry of “gbana jẹ”, step by step

gbana jẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba iná

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaináfire, light
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba gbà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbàto rescue, to save, to deliver
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