Where does “isibili” come from?

isibili (Zulu) comes from Proto-Nguni ísíbilí, from Proto-Nguni -bilí, from Proto-Bantu -bɪ̀dɪ́.

isibili (Zulu): the second one

Definitions

  1. the second one

Ancestry of “isibili”, step by step

isibili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni ísíbilí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nguniísíbilíthe second
2Proto-Nguni-bilítwo
3Proto-Bantu-bɪ̀dɪ́—

via Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀bɪ̀dɪ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀bɪ̀dɪ̀Canarium schweinfurthii

Words derived from “isibili”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -bɪ̀dɪ́ →Every word from Proto-Nguni -bilí →Every word from Proto-Nguni ísíbilí →