Where does “ibeji” come from?

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

ibeji (Yoruba): twins

Definitions

  1. twins

Ancestry of “ibeji”, step by step

ibeji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba èjì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaèjìtwo
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì-
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