Where does “rọbi” come from?

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

rọbi (Yoruba): to labour; to be in the pains of childbirth

Definitions

  1. to labour; to be in the pains of childbirth

Ancestry of “rọbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nguni-bíbad
2Proto-Bantu-bɪ́ɪ̀bad
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ →Every word from Proto-Nguni -bí →