Where does “ukosefu” come from?

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

ukosefu (Swahili): shortage, lack, deficiency

Definitions

  1. shortage, lack, deficiency

Ancestry of “ukosefu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwahiliU-The prefix for noun class 11 denoting a country
2Proto-Bantuʊ̀-2nd person singular subject concord
Every word from Proto-Bantu ʊ̀- →Every word from Swahili U- →