Where does “kuu” come from?

kuu (Swahili) comes from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́dʊ́, from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́da — to grow up.

kuu (Swahili): great; main; chief

Definitions

  1. great; main; chief

Ancestry of “kuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dʊ́adult, senior, elder; old; big
2Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dato grow up

Words derived from “kuu”

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