Where does “Kimvita” come from?

Kimvita (Swahili) comes from Swahili ki-, from Proto-Bantu kɪ́- — Class 7 pronominal concord; Class 7 subject...

Kimvita (Swahili): The Mombasa dialect of Swahili

Definitions

  1. The Mombasa dialect of Swahili

Ancestry of “Kimvita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliki-The prefix for noun class 7 denoting artefacts
2Proto-Bantukɪ́-Class 7 pronominal concord; Class 7 subject...
Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ́- →Every word from Swahili ki- →