Where does “iqalo” come from?

iqalo (Phuthi) comes from Phuthi i-, from Proto-Bantu jɪ́- — Class 9 subject concord; Class 9 object concord.

iqalo (Phuthi): start, beginning

Definitions

  1. start, beginning

Ancestry of “iqalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phuthii-they; class 4 subject concord; Class 9 noun...
2Proto-Bantujɪ́-Class 9 subject concord; Class 9 object concord
Every word from Proto-Bantu jɪ́- →Every word from Phuthi i- →
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