Where does “likulu” come from?

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

likulu (Chichewa): capital, capital city

Definitions

  1. capital, capital city

Ancestry of “likulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewakulubig; great
2Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dʊ́adult, senior, elder; old; big
3Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dato grow up
Every word from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́da →Every word from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́dʊ́ →Every word from Chichewa kulu →