Where does “khetha” come from?

khetha (Xhosa) comes from Basque -keta, from Kapampangan ka, from Kapampangan ika, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu.

khetha (Xhosa): to prefer, to choose

Definitions

  1. to prefer, to choose

Ancestry of “khetha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basque-ketaactivity
2Kapampangankayou (second person singular)
3Kapampanganikayou exclusive singular
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiani-kahu—
5Proto-Austronesiani-kaSu—

Words derived from “khetha”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu →Every word from Kapampangan ika →