Where does “ichibana” come from?

ichibana (Northern Ndebele) comes from Northern Ndebele -ana, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà — child.

ichibana (Northern Ndebele): puddle

Definitions

  1. puddle

Ancestry of “ichibana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Ndebele-anaNoun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning...
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jánàchild
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà →Every word from Northern Ndebele -ana →