Where does “mẹfa” come from?

mẹfa (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Nguni mú-, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀- — 2nd person plural subject concord; Class 1 noun...

mẹfa (Yoruba): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “mẹfa”, step by step

mẹfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni mú-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunimú-Class 1 object concord
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀-2nd person plural subject concord; Class 1 noun...

via Yoruba ẹ̀fà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹ̀fàsix
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀- →Every word from Proto-Nguni mú- →
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