Where does “isiNgisi” come from?
isiNgisi (Zulu) comes from Zulu iNgisi, from English English, from French French, from English French, from Middle English French, from Old English Frenċisċ, from Old English Franca, from Proto-West Germanic frankō — pole, stalk.
isiNgisi (Zulu): English language
Ancestry of “isiNgisi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Zulu | iNgisi | Englishman, Englishwoman |
| 2 | English | English | Of or pertaining to England; English-language; of... |
| 3 | French | French | — |
| 4 | English | French | The people of France; groups of French people;... |
| 5 | Middle English | French | — |
| 6 | Old English | Frenċisċ | Frankish |
| 7 | Old English | Franca | Frank, Frenchman; a Frank |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | frankō | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |