Where does “iṣupo” come from?

iṣupo (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

iṣupo (Yoruba): levirate marriage, widow inheritance

Definitions

  1. levirate marriage, widow inheritance

Ancestry of “iṣupo”, step by step

iṣupo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba ṣú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaṣú
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì-
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