Where does “tibi” come from?
tibi (Swazi) comes from Swazi ti-, from Proto-Bantu jí-, from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ.
tibi (Swazi): trash, sweepings
Ancestry of “tibi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swazi | ti- | Class 8 noun prefix; they; class 8 subject... |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | jí- | Class 10 pronominal concord; Class 10 subject... |
| 3 | Navajo | ní- | — |
| 4 | Navajo | ł- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Athabaskan | *-ɬ | — |