Where does “umbono” come from?

umbono (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa bona, from Proto-Bantu -bóna — to see; to find.

umbono (Xhosa): view

Definitions

  1. view

Ancestry of “umbono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosabonathey, them; class 2 absolute pronoun; it; class...
2Proto-Bantu-bónato see; to find
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bóna →Every word from Xhosa bona →