Where does “oneo” come from?

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

oneo (Swahili): cruelty, mistreatment

Definitions

  1. cruelty, mistreatment

Ancestry of “oneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwahilioneaApplicative form of -ona: look at; feel toward,...
2Swahilionato see, to find; to feel, to perceive
3Proto-Bantu-bónato see; to find
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bóna →Every word from Swahili ona →Every word from Swahili onea →