Where does “kiumbehai” come from?

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

kiumbehai (Swahili): organism

Definitions

  1. organism

Ancestry of “kiumbehai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikiumbecreature
2Swahiliki-The prefix for noun class 7 denoting artefacts
3Proto-Bantukɪ́-Class 7 pronominal concord; Class 7 subject...
Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ́- →Every word from Swahili ki- →Every word from Swahili kiumbe →