Where does “tatu” come from?

tatu (Kongo) comes from Proto-Bantu -tátʊ̀, from Zulu -thathu.

tatu (Kongo): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-tátʊ̀three
2Zulu-thathu—
Every word from Zulu -thathu →Every word from Proto-Bantu -tátʊ̀ →
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