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Where does “uchache” come from?

uchache (Swahili) comes from Swahili U-, from Proto-Bantu ʊ̀- — 2nd person singular subject concord.

uchache (Swahili): scarcity, paucity, shortage

Definitions

  1. scarcity, paucity, shortage

Ancestry of “uchache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwahiliU-The prefix for noun class 11 denoting a country
2Proto-Bantuʊ̀-2nd person singular subject concord
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