Where does “ibaba” come from?

ibaba (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ibà, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

ibaba (Yoruba): paternal grandfather

Definitions

  1. paternal grandfather

Ancestry of “ibaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaibàfever
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Yoruba ibà →