Where does “ʔilitub” come from?

ʔilitub (Lushootseed) comes from English -tu-, from Proto-Bantu *tʊ́-.

ʔilitub (Lushootseed): cause to sing, repeat or interpret

Definitions

  1. cause to sing, repeat or interpret

Ancestry of “ʔilitub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tu-a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody...
2Proto-Bantu*tʊ́-—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *tʊ́- →Every word from English -tu- →
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