Where does “nakupenda” come from?

nakupenda (Swahili) comes from Swahili -ku-, from Swahili ku-, from Proto-Bantu kʊ́- — Class 15 pronominal concord; Class 15 subject...

nakupenda (Swahili): formal I love you

Definitions

  1. formal I love you

Ancestry of “nakupenda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahili-ku-Marks a verb's object as 2nd person singular
2Swahiliku-The prefix for noun class 15 denoting verbal...
3Proto-Bantukʊ́-Class 15 pronominal concord; Class 15 subject...
Every word from Proto-Bantu kʊ́- →Every word from Swahili -ku- →Every word from Swahili ku- →