Where does “namhlanje” come from?

namhlanje (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa na, from Proto-Bantu -nɪ̀a.

namhlanje (Xhosa): today

Definitions

  1. today

Ancestry of “namhlanje”, step by step

namhlanje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Xhosa na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1XhosanaInterrogative particle; indicates a yes-no...
2Proto-Bantu-nɪ̀a—

via Xhosa umhla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaumhladay; date
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀jícá—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -nɪ̀a →Every word from Xhosa na →