Where does “bubi” come from?

bubi (Swazi) comes from Proto-Nguni úbubí, from Proto-Nguni -bí, from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ — bad.

bubi (Swazi): badness, evil; ugliness

Definitions

  1. badness, evil; ugliness

Ancestry of “bubi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nguniúbubíbadness, ugliness
2Proto-Nguni-bíbad
3Proto-Bantu-bɪ́ɪ̀bad
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ →Every word from Proto-Nguni -bí →Every word from Proto-Nguni úbubí →