Where does “obì” come from?

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

obì (Yoruba): parent

Definitions

  1. parent

Ancestry of “obì”, step by step

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

Words derived from “obì”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ →Every word from Proto-Nguni -bí →
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