Where does “Cihindu” come from?

Cihindu (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka Ci-, from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀- — Class 7 noun prefix.

Cihindu (Tumbuka): Hinduism

Definitions

  1. Hinduism

Ancestry of “Cihindu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TumbukaCi-Prefix denoting languages
2Proto-Bantukɪ̀-Class 7 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀- →Every word from Tumbuka Ci- →
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