Where does “igbese” come from?

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

igbese (Yoruba): the act of taking steps

Definitions

  1. the act of taking steps

Ancestry of “igbese”, step by step

igbese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba gbèsè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbèsèdebt
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì-