Where does “igqwirhakazi” come from?

igqwirhakazi (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa -kazi, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀kádí — woman; wife.

igqwirhakazi (Xhosa): witch, sorceress

Definitions

  1. witch, sorceress

Ancestry of “igqwirhakazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosa-kaziSuffix deriving words for female people from...
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀kádíwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀kádí →Every word from Xhosa -kazi →