Where does “umholeli” come from?

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

umholeli (Swazi): bus conductor

Definitions

  1. bus conductor

Ancestry of “umholeli”, 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- →