Where does “kijiji” come from?

kijiji (Swahili) comes from Swahili mji, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀gìɪ̀ — village.

kijiji (Swahili): village a rural habitation below the size of a town

Definitions

  1. village a rural habitation below the size of a town

Ancestry of “kijiji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimjitown, village; the central part of a kanga
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀gìɪ̀village

Words derived from “kijiji”

Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀gìɪ̀ →Every word from Swahili mji →