Where does “ibọsẹ” come from?

ibọsẹ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ẹsẹ̀, from Yoruba ẹ̀-.

ibọsẹ (Yoruba): sock

Definitions

  1. sock

Ancestry of “ibọsẹ”, step by step

ibọsẹ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ẹsẹ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹsẹ̀—
2Yorubaẹ̀-—

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba bọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubabọ̀to return, to come here, to arrive
Every word from Yoruba ẹ̀- →Every word from Yoruba ẹsẹ̀ →