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Where does “jiwe” come from?

jiwe (Swahili) comes from Proto-Bantu ìbʊ̀è — stone.

jiwe (Swahili): stone; difficulty

Definitions

  1. stone; difficulty

Ancestry of “jiwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuìbʊ̀èstone

Words derived from “jiwe”

  • njugumawe
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