Where does “khulu” come from?

khulu (Swazi) comes from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́dʊ́, from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́da — to grow up.

khulu (Swazi): old man

Definitions

  1. old man

Ancestry of “khulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dʊ́adult, senior, elder; old; big
2Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dato grow up

Words derived from “khulu”

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