Where does “utata” come from?

utata (Swahili) comes from Swahili tata, from Proto-Bantu -tat- — to entangle, be entangled.

utata (Swahili): complication

Definitions

  1. complication

Ancestry of “utata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitatato tangle
2Proto-Bantu-tat-to entangle, be entangled
Every word from Proto-Bantu -tat-Every word from Swahili tata