Where does “imbizo” come from?
imbizo (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa biza, from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́dia, from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́da — to call, announce, tell; to be cooked; to boil.
imbizo (Xhosa): meeting
Ancestry of “imbizo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Xhosa | biza | to call |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | -bɪ́dia | — |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | -bɪ́da | to call, announce, tell; to be cooked; to boil |