Where does “isikhathi” come from?
isikhathi (Zulu) comes from Swahili wakati, from Arabic وَقْت — time.
isikhathi (Zulu): time; clock; for a while
Ancestry of “isikhathi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | wakati | time; timing; tense |
| 2 | Arabic | وَقْت | time |