Where does “tẹba” come from?
tẹba (Yoruba) comes from Zulu eba, from Sardinian ebba, from Latin equa, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.
tẹba (Yoruba): to turn eba
Definitions
- to turn eba
Ancestry of “tẹba”, step by step
tẹba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Zulu eba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zulu | eba | to steal |
| 2 | Sardinian | ebba | female equivalent of caddu: female horse, mare |
| 3 | Latin | equa | a mare |
| 4 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
via Yoruba tẹ̀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | tẹ̀ | to be flat; to be level |