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Where does “pembetatu” come from?

pembetatu (Swahili) comes from Swahili tatu, from Proto-Bantu -tátʊ̀, from Zulu -thathu.

pembetatu (Swahili): triangle

Definitions

  1. triangle

Ancestry of “pembetatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitatuthree
2Proto-Bantu-tátʊ̀three
3Zulu-thathu—
Every word from Zulu -thathu →