Where does “i-” come from?

i- (Northern Ndebele) comes from Northern Ndebele ili-, from Proto-Bantu dɪ́- — Class 5 pronominal concord; Class 5 subject...

i- (Northern Ndebele): they; class 4 subject concord; Class 5 noun...

Definitions

  1. they; class 4 subject concord; Class 5 noun...

Ancestry of “i-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Ndebeleili-Class 5 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantudɪ́-Class 5 pronominal concord; Class 5 subject...
Every word from Proto-Bantu dɪ́- →Every word from Northern Ndebele ili- →