Where does “onifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin” come from?

onifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Nguni sí-, from Proto-Germanic sin-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

onifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin (Yoruba): lesbian (female homosexual)

Definitions

  1. lesbian (female homosexual)

Ancestry of “onifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin”, step by step

onifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni sí-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunisí-First-person plural object concord; Class 7...
2Proto-Germanicsin-ever, eternal, perpetual
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Yoruba obìnrin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaobìnrinwoman, female

via Yoruba ìfẹ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìfẹ́—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sin- →Every word from Proto-Nguni sí- →