Proto-Bantu *[[kɪ́-]][[kɪ̀-]]

→ Phuthi si- (inherited)

→ Northern Ndebele isi- (inherited)

→ Southern Ndebele isi- (inherited)

→ Shona chi- (inherited)

→ Swazi si- (inherited)

→ Tsonga xi- (inherited)

→ Venda tshi- (inherited)

→ Xhosa isi- (inherited)

→ Zulu isi- (inherited)