Where does “ndio” come from?

ndio (Swahili) comes from Xhosa ndi-, from Proto-Bantu ǹ- — Class 9 noun prefix; Class 10 noun prefix; 1st...

ndio (Swahili): yes, that's it

Definitions

  1. yes, that's it

Ancestry of “ndio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosandi-I; first-person singular subject concord; me;...
2Proto-Bantuǹ-Class 9 noun prefix; Class 10 noun prefix; 1st...
Every word from Proto-Bantu ǹ-Every word from Xhosa ndi-