Where does “isakhiwo” come from?

isakhiwo (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa isi-, from Proto-Bantu *[[kɪ́-]][[kɪ̀-]].

isakhiwo (Xhosa): building

Definitions

  1. building

Ancestry of “isakhiwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaisi-Class 7 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[kɪ́-]][[kɪ̀-]]—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[kɪ́-]][[kɪ̀-]] →Every word from Xhosa isi- →