Where does “kitin” come from?

kitin (Indonesian) comes from Dutch chitine, from French chitine, from Latin chiton, from Ancient Greek χιτών, from Central Semitic kittan, from Swahili kitu, from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀.

kitin (Indonesian): chitin (polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in arthropod and fungi)

Definitions

  1. chitin (polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in arthropod and fungi)

Ancestry of “kitin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchchitine—
2Frenchchitinechitin
3Latinchitonmollusk
4Ancient Greekχιτώνman's tunic; tunic; coat of mail
5Central Semitickittan—
6Swahilikituthing
7Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
8Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ →Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Swahili kitu →