Where does “umfundi” come from?

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

umfundi (Southern Ndebele): student

Definitions

  1. student

Ancestry of “umfundi”, 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- →