Where does “isihlanu” come from?

isihlanu (Zulu) comes from Zulu hlanu, from Proto-Bantu *-táànò — five.

isihlanu (Zulu): the fifth one

Definitions

  1. the fifth one

Ancestry of “isihlanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluhlanufive
2Proto-Bantu*-táànòfive

Words derived from “isihlanu”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-táànò →Every word from Zulu hlanu →
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