Where does “igbalẹ” come from?

igbalẹ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

igbalẹ (Yoruba): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “igbalẹ”, step by step

igbalẹ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ilé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubailéhome; house

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba gbà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbàto rescue, to save, to deliver
Every word from Yoruba ilé