Where does “imbeko” come from?

imbeko (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa in-, from Proto-Bantu *[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]].

imbeko (Xhosa): respect

Definitions

  1. respect

Ancestry of “imbeko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosain-Class 9 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]]—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]] →Every word from Xhosa in- →