Where does “hongo” come from?

hongo (Swahili) comes from Swahili -o — suffix used in nominal forms of verbs in the absence of a more specific suffix (such as.

hongo (Swahili): bribe, tribute

Definitions

  1. bribe, tribute

Ancestry of “hongo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahili-osuffix used in nominal forms of verbs in the absence of a more specific suffix (such as
Every word from Swahili -o
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