Where does “umcebo” come from?

umcebo (Southern Ndebele) comes from Southern Ndebele umu-, from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]].

umcebo (Southern Ndebele): riches, wealth

Definitions

  1. riches, wealth

Ancestry of “umcebo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Southern Ndebeleumu-Class 1 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]] →Every word from Southern Ndebele umu- →