Where does “ifolokhwe” come from?

ifolokhwe (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans vurk, from Dutch vork, from Middle Dutch vorke, from Old Dutch furka, from Proto-West Germanic furkō, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

ifolokhwe (Xhosa): fork

Definitions

  1. fork

Ancestry of “ifolokhwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansvurkfork
2Dutchvorkfork; intersection, split; fork of a two-wheeled...
3Middle Dutchvorkefork (pronged tool, sometimes for eating)
4Old Dutchfurka
5Proto-West Germanicfurkōfork
6LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...
Every word from Latin furcaEvery word from Proto-West Germanic furkōEvery word from Old Dutch furka
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