Where does “umbhalo” come from?

umbhalo (Swazi) comes from Swazi umu-, from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]].

umbhalo (Swazi): scripture

Definitions

  1. scripture

Ancestry of “umbhalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swaziumu-Class 1 noun prefix; Class 3 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]Every word from Swazi umu-