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Where does “-duma” come from?

-duma (Proto-Nguni) comes from Proto-Bantu -dùma — to roar.

-duma (Proto-Nguni): to roar, to thunder; to be famous

Definitions

  1. to roar, to thunder; to be famous

Ancestry of “-duma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-dùmato roar
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