Where does “ibanujẹ” come from?

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

ibanujẹ (Yoruba): sadness, depression

Definitions

  1. sadness, depression

Ancestry of “ibanujẹ”, step by step

ibanujẹ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba inú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubainústomach, abdomen

via Yoruba bà jẹ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubabà jẹ́to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to damage; to corrupt
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì-