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Where does “holo” come from?
holo (Sotho) comes from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́dʊ́, from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́da — to grow up.
holo
(Sotho): big
Definitions
big
Ancestry of “holo”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Bantu
-kʊ́dʊ́
adult, senior, elder; old; big
2
Proto-Bantu
-kʊ́da
to grow up
Words derived from “holo”
kgulu
bukgulu
kakgulu
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