Where does “ibeere” come from?

ibeere (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba béèrè, from Proto-Nguni -bí, from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ — bad.

ibeere (Yoruba): question, query, demand

Definitions

  1. question, query, demand

Ancestry of “ibeere”, step by step

ibeere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba béèrè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubabéèrè
2Proto-Nguni-bíbad
3Proto-Bantu-bɪ́ɪ̀bad

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀Every word from Proto-Nguni -bíEvery word from Yoruba béèrè