Where does “upendo” come from?

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

upendo (Swahili): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “upendo”, 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- →
upendo — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer