Where does “uLwesibili” come from?

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

uLwesibili (Zulu): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “uLwesibili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluisibilithe second one
2Proto-Nguniísíbilíthe second
3Proto-Nguni-bilítwo
4Proto-Bantu-bɪ̀dɪ́—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bɪ̀dɪ́ →Every word from Proto-Nguni -bilí →Every word from Proto-Nguni ísíbilí →