Where does “kijito” come from?

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

kijito (Swahili): stream, little river

Definitions

  1. stream, little river

Ancestry of “kijito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikiji-—
2Swahiliki-The prefix for noun class 7 denoting artefacts
3Proto-Bantukɪ́-Class 7 pronominal concord; Class 7 subject...
Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ́- →Every word from Swahili ki- →Every word from Swahili kiji- →