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Where does “isiXhosa” come from?

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

isiXhosa (Xhosa): Xhosa language

Definitions

  1. Xhosa language

Ancestry of “isiXhosa”, step by step

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