Etymology

kgosi

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Today it means: A tribal chief among the Tswana people of southern Africa. Full definition →

Tswana kgosi ← Proto-Bantu *nkócì
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  1. Proto-Bantu*nkócì
  2. Tswanakgosi
  3. English todaykgosi

Borrowed from Tswana kgosi (“chief, chieftain; king”), from Proto-Bantu *nkócì (“lion”). Doublet of inkosi.

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