Where does “usumbufu” come from?

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

usumbufu (Swahili): disturbance, nuisance

Definitions

  1. disturbance, nuisance

Ancestry of “usumbufu”, 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- →
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