Where does “izina” come from?

izina (Rwanda-Rundi) comes from Proto-Bantu ìjínà, from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà.

izina (Rwanda-Rundi): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “izina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuìjínàname
2Proto-Benue-Congo*-zina—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-ghínà—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà →Every word from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina →Every word from Proto-Bantu ìjínà →