Where does “igbabọọlu” come from?

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

igbabọọlu (Yoruba): football

Definitions

  1. football

Ancestry of “igbabọọlu”, step by step

igbabọọlu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba gbà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbàto rescue, to save, to deliver

via Yoruba bọ́ọ̀lù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubabọ́ọ̀lùball
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì-