From trans- + Kei (in reference to the Great Kei River in South Africa).
Formed from trans- + Kei
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over, pass through, overcome’
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Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trāns ‘across, beyond’
Proto-Italic *trāns-
English trans-
Japanese 軽自動車 ‘a light vehicle, kei car, city car’
Japanese 軽 ‘lightweight’
English Kei
Today it means
name A bantustan and nominal parliamentary democracy (capital Umtata) in southeastern South Africa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
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