Nhondo kana Nondo (seedling) zvinoreva dzinde ndiki rakamera kubva pamhodzi; kana uri muriwo kazhinji unosimwa patsva wakataranzwa zvakafanira. Idzi dzinosimwa. Fodya nemadomasi zvirimwa zvinozosimwa kumunda zyatove nhondo dzaidiridzwa mugadheni. Vamwe vatauri vanoti mbesa kureva nhondo, kuwombera nhondo. VaSango vanoti tonda (begin, start). Kikongo inoti ntondo (n. origin, source, commencement, that which brought it all about; cause) kureva mavambo. VaGanda tonda (to create) vachireva kusika. Yeukai Katonda zvinoreva Mwari anosika. VaSwahili vanoti pandikiza (plant out, transplant seedlings).