Where does “bana” come from?

bana (Zulu) comes from Zulu bi, from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ — bad.

bana (Zulu): rather bad; somewhat evil; somewhat ugly

Definitions

  1. rather bad; somewhat evil; somewhat ugly

Ancestry of “bana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulubibad; evil; ugly
2Proto-Bantu-bɪ́ɪ̀bad

Words derived from “bana”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ →Every word from Zulu bi →