Where does “inifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin” come from?

inifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Nguni sí-, from Proto-Germanic sin-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

inifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin (Yoruba): lesbianism, the state (of a woman) of being sexually attracted to other women

Definitions

  1. lesbianism, the state (of a woman) of being sexually attracted to other women

Ancestry of “inifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin”, step by step

inifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni sí-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunisí-First-person plural object concord; Class 7...
2Proto-Germanicsin-ever, eternal, perpetual
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yoruba
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-