Where does “urhanisi” come from?

urhanisi (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans gans, from Dutch gans, from Middle Dutch gans, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

urhanisi (Xhosa): goose

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of “urhanisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansgansgoose
2DutchgansA goose, a waterfowl of the family Anatidae,...
3Middle Dutchgans—
4Proto-Germanicgansgoose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →