Where does “inja” come from?

inja (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- — dog.

inja (Xhosa): dog; A person behaving like a dog

Definitions

  1. dog; A person behaving like a dog

Ancestry of “inja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumbʊ́àdog
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-bhúa-dog
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa-Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à
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