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Where does “abakwetha” come from?

abakwetha (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa aba-, from Proto-Bantu *[[bá-]][[bà-]].

Ancestry of “abakwetha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaaba-Class 2 noun prefix; Class 2 adjective concord;...
2Proto-Bantu*[[bá-]][[bà-]]—

Words derived from “abakwetha”

  • abakwetha
  • amakweta
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