Where does “itshizi” come from?

itshizi (Xhosa) comes from English cheese, from Middle English chese, from Old English ċīese — cheese.

itshizi (Xhosa): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “itshizi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
2Middle Englishchesecheese dairy product
3Old Englishċīesecheese
Every word from Old English ċīese →