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
Ancestry of “oneo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | onea | Applicative form of -ona: look at; feel toward,... |
| 2 | Swahili | ona | to see, to find; to feel, to perceive |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | -bóna | to see; to find |