Where does “golo” come from?

golo (Northern Sotho) comes from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́dʊ́, from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́da — to grow up.

golo (Northern Sotho): big

Definitions

  1. big

Ancestry of “golo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dʊ́adult, senior, elder; old; big
2Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dato grow up
Every word from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́daEvery word from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́dʊ́