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Where does “kitu” come from?

kitu (Swahili) comes from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀.

kitu (Swahili): thing

Definitions

  1. thing

Ancestry of “kitu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
2Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—

Words derived from “kitu”

  • vitu
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