Where does “mẹta” come from?

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

mẹta (Yoruba): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “mẹta”, step by step

mẹta 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 ẹ̀ta

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