Where does “mọlẹbi” come from?

mọlẹbi (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ẹbi, from Proto-Nguni -bí, from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ — bad.

mọlẹbi (Yoruba): extended family, clan, kinship

Definitions

  1. extended family, clan, kinship

Ancestry of “mọlẹbi”, step by step

mọlẹbi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ẹbi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹbifamily
2Proto-Nguni-bíbad
3Proto-Bantu-bɪ́ɪ̀bad

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba ní

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaní—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ →