Where does “kitano” come from?

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

kitano (Swahili): A five-cent coin

Definitions

  1. A five-cent coin

Ancestry of “kitano”, 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- →