English
Kikongo
Kikongo comes from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀-.
- Proto-Bantuprehistoric (reconstructed)*kɪ̀-reconstructed
- EnglishtodayKikongo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Bantuprehistoric (reconstructed)*kɪ̀-reconstructed
- EnglishtodayKikongo
The story
Attested in English since the late nineteenth century; Kongo appears earlier in the century.
Every English word from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀-
Today it means
name Synonym of Kongo (“the language”)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- / Kikongo