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 — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

tibi (Swazi): trash, sweepings

Definitions

  1. trash, sweepings

Ancestry of “tibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swaziti-Class 8 noun prefix; they; class 8 subject...
2Proto-Bantují-Class 10 pronominal concord; Class 10 subject...
3Navajoní-forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
4Navajoł-the
5Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Navajo ní- →Every word from Proto-Bantu jí- →