Where does “isilimo” come from?

isilimo (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa lima, from Proto-Bantu -dɪ̀ma — to cultivate.

isilimo (Xhosa): crop

Definitions

  1. crop

Ancestry of “isilimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosalimato farm, cultivate; to plough
2Proto-Bantu-dɪ̀mato cultivate
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dɪ̀ma →Every word from Xhosa lima →