Where does “kulu” come from?

kulu (Chichewa) comes from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́dʊ́, from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́da — to grow up.

kulu (Chichewa): big; great

Definitions

  1. big; great

Ancestry of “kulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dʊ́adult, senior, elder; old; big
2Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dato grow up

Words derived from “kulu”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́da →Every word from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́dʊ́ →
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