Where does “seluleko” come from?

seluleko (Swazi) comes from Swazi eluleka, from Swazi -eka, from Proto-Bantu -ɪka — Stative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able".

seluleko (Swazi): advice

Definitions

  1. advice

Ancestry of “seluleko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swazielulekato advise
2Swazi-ekaForms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs,...
3Proto-Bantu-ɪkaStative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able"
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪka →Every word from Swazi -eka →Every word from Swazi eluleka →