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Where does “tatu” come from?

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

tatu (Swahili): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-tátʊ̀three
2Zulu-thathu—

Words derived from “tatu”

  • matatu
  • pembetatu
  • Jumatatu
  • utatu
  • matatu
Every word from Zulu -thathu →