Where does “Xhosa” come from?

Xhosa (English) comes from Xhosa isiXhosa, from Xhosa isi-, from Proto-Bantu *[[kɪ́-]][[kɪ̀-]].

Xhosa (English): A member of a Bantu people from South Africa, most of whom live in the Eastern Cape

Definitions

  1. A member of a Bantu people from South Africa, most of whom live in the Eastern Cape

Ancestry of “Xhosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1XhosaisiXhosaXhosa language
2Xhosaisi-Class 7 noun prefix
3Proto-Bantu*[[kɪ́-]][[kɪ̀-]]—

Words derived from “Xhosa”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[kɪ́-]][[kɪ̀-]] →Every word from Xhosa isi- →Every word from Xhosa isiXhosa →