Where does “isibongo” come from?

isibongo (English) comes from Zulu isibongo, from Zulu bonga, from Proto-Nguni -bonga — to thank; to praise.

isibongo (English): A complimentary metonym used to describe members...

Definitions

  1. A complimentary metonym used to describe members...

Ancestry of “isibongo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluisibongosurname
2Zulubongato thank; to praise, to laud; to recognise, to...
3Proto-Nguni-bongato thank; to praise
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