Where does “pitan” come from?

pitan (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ìtàn, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

pitan (Yoruba): to tell a story or historical account

Definitions

  1. to tell a story or historical account

Ancestry of “pitan”, step by step

pitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ìtàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìtànhistory, story
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba pá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubapáto kill
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Yoruba ìtàn →