Where does “kitu kidogo” come from?

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

kitu kidogo (Swahili): a little something

Definitions

  1. a little something

Ancestry of “kitu kidogo”, step by step

kitu kidogo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili kitu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikituthing
2Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
3Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—

via Swahili kidogo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikidogoa little, a bit, slightly, little
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ →Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Swahili kitu →