Where does “хити́н” come from?

хити́н (Russian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “хити́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchitinechitin
2Latinchitonmollusk
3Ancient Greekχιτώνman's tunic; tunic; coat of mail
4Central Semitickittan
5Swahilikituthing
6Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
7Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀

Words derived from “хити́н

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀Every word from Swahili kitu
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