Where does “wizi” come from?

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

wizi (Swahili): theft

Definitions

  1. theft

Ancestry of “wizi”, 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 →