Where does “kiongozi” come from?

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

kiongozi (Swahili): leader

Definitions

  1. leader

Ancestry of “kiongozi”, 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-