Where does “juba” come from?

juba (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ibà, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

juba (Yoruba): to venerate, honor, revere, pay homage

Definitions

  1. to venerate, honor, revere, pay homage

Ancestry of “juba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaibàfever
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Yoruba ibà →