Where does “yu-” come from?

yu- (Tumbuka) comes from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀- — Class 1 pronominal concord.

yu- (Tumbuka): Class 1 numerical concord

Definitions

  1. Class 1 numerical concord

Ancestry of “yu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*jʊ̀-Class 1 pronominal concord
Every word from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-
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