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

kitu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀

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

via Sundanese kawas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sundanesekawaslike; similar to

via Sundanese itu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sundaneseitu—

Words derived from “kitu”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ →Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀ →