Where does “onigbameji” come from?

onigbameji (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba igbá, from Yoruba ị-.

onigbameji (Yoruba): cholera

Definitions

  1. cholera

Ancestry of “onigbameji”, step by step

onigbameji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba igbá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaigbácalabash (Lagenaria siceraria)
2Yorubaị-—

via Yoruba méjì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaméjìtwo
Every word from Yoruba ị- →Every word from Yoruba igbá →
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