Where does “isilwanyana” come from?

isilwanyana (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa -ana, from Proto-Bantu -ana.

isilwanyana (Xhosa): small animal

Definitions

  1. small animal

Ancestry of “isilwanyana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosa-anaNoun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning...
2Proto-Bantu-ana—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ana →Every word from Xhosa -ana →