Where does “χιτών” come from?

χιτών (Ancient Greek) comes from Central Semitic kittan, from Swahili kitu, from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀.

χιτών (Ancient Greek): man's tunic; tunic; coat of mail

Definitions

  1. man's tunic; tunic; coat of mail

Ancestry of “χιτών”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Semitickittan—
2Swahilikituthing
3Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
4Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—

Words derived from “χιτών”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ →Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Swahili kitu →