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Where does “tatu” come from?
tatu (Swahili) comes from Proto-Bantu -tátʊ̀, from Zulu -thathu.
tatu
(Swahili): three
Definitions
three
Ancestry of “tatu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Bantu
-tátʊ̀
three
2
Zulu
-thathu
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Words derived from “tatu”
utatu
Jumatatu
pembetatu
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