Where does “isimo” come from?

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

isimo (Xhosa): state, condition, status

Definitions

  1. state, condition, status

Ancestry of “isimo”, 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- →