Where does “хитин” come from?

хитин (Kazakh) comes from Russian хити́н, 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.

хитин (Kazakh): chitin

Definitions

  1. chitin

Ancestry of “хитин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхити́н—
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 →