Where does “ikampu” come from?

ikampu (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans kamp, from Dutch kamp, from Middle French camp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

ikampu (Xhosa): camp

Definitions

  1. camp

Ancestry of “ikampu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskampcamp
2Dutchkampcamp; field; battle
3Middle Frenchcampplace where an army lodges temporarily
4LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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