Where does “ithemba” come from?

ithemba (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa i-, from Proto-Bantu jɪ́- — Class 9 subject concord; Class 9 object concord.

ithemba (Xhosa): hope

Definitions

  1. hope

Ancestry of “ithemba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosai-they; class 4 subject concord; Class 5 noun...
2Proto-Bantujɪ́-Class 9 subject concord; Class 9 object concord
Every word from Proto-Bantu jɪ́- →Every word from Xhosa i- →