Where does “ivili” come from?

ivili (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans wiel, from Dutch wiel, from Middle Dutch wiel, from Old Dutch wiol, from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

ivili (Xhosa): wheel

Definitions

  1. wheel

Ancestry of “ivili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanswielwheel
2Dutchwielwheel
3Middle Dutchwielwheel; maelstrom, vortex, bottomless spiral; hole...
4Old Dutchwiol—
5Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą →