Where does “ibọn agba” come from?
ibọn agba (Yoruba) comes from Tagalog ibon, from Tagalog dalub-, from Tagalog dalubhasa, from Malay jurubahasa, from Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा, from Sanskrit भाष.
ibọn agba (Yoruba): cannon, artillery
Definitions
- cannon, artillery
Ancestry of “ibọn agba”, step by step
ibọn agba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ibon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ibon | bird; penis |
| 2 | Tagalog | dalub- | expert |
| 3 | Tagalog | dalubhasa | expert |
| 4 | Malay | jurubahasa | interpreter |
| 5 | Malay | bahasa | language; decorum, appropriate social behavior |
| 6 | Sanskrit | भाषा | speech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | भाष | — |
via Yoruba àgbá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | àgbá | adult, elder |