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Where does “onea” come from?

onea (Swahili) comes from Swahili ona, from Proto-Bantu -bóna — to see; to find.

onea (Swahili): Applicative form of -ona: look at; feel toward,...

Definitions

  1. Applicative form of -ona: look at; feel toward,...

Ancestry of “onea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilionato see, to find; to feel, to perceive
2Proto-Bantu-bónato see; to find

Words derived from “onea”

  • oneo
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