Where does “ombi” come from?

ombi (Swahili) comes from Swahili -i, from Proto-Bantu -ì — Forms agent nouns from verbs.

ombi (Swahili): a request

Definitions

  1. a request

Ancestry of “ombi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahili-igeneral negative marker
2Proto-Bantu-ìForms agent nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ì →Every word from Swahili -i →