Where does “kanye” come from?

kanye (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa nye, from Proto-Bantu -mòì — one.

kanye (Xhosa): once

Definitions

  1. once

Ancestry of “kanye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosanyeone; another
2Proto-Bantu-mòìone
Every word from Proto-Bantu -mòì →Every word from Xhosa nye →
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