Where does “kgulu” come from?

kgulu (Phuthi) comes from Sotho holo, from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́dʊ́, from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́da — to grow up.

kgulu (Phuthi): big

Definitions

  1. big

Ancestry of “kgulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sothoholobig
2Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dʊ́adult, senior, elder; old; big
3Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dato grow up

Words derived from “kgulu”

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