Where does “ufwana” come from?

ufwana (Phuthi) comes from Phuthi -ana, from Proto-Bantu -ana.

ufwana (Phuthi): young man

Definitions

  1. young man

Ancestry of “ufwana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phuthi-anaNoun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning...
2Proto-Bantu-ana—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ana →Every word from Phuthi -ana →