Etymology

inkosi

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Today it means: A chief (particularly Zulu). Full definition →

Zulu ínkôsi ← Proto-Bantu *nkócì
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  1. Proto-Bantu*nkócì
  2. Zuluínkôsi
  3. English todayinkosi

Borrowed from Zulu ínkôsi (“chief, king”), from Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”). Doublet of kgosi.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.