Where does “inhlamvu yeso” come from?

inhlamvu yeso (Zulu) comes from Zulu iso, from Proto-Bantu ìjícò, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-yíc-.

inhlamvu yeso (Zulu): pupil

Definitions

  1. pupil

Ancestry of “inhlamvu yeso”, step by step

inhlamvu yeso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zulu iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluisoeye
2Proto-Bantuìjícòeye
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-yíc-—

via Zulu inhlamvu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluinhlamvugrain, seed; bullet, pellet; light brown beast
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-yíc- →Every word from Proto-Bantu ìjícò →Every word from Zulu iso →