Where does “bukeka” come from?
bukeka (Xhosa) comes from Zulu -eka, from Proto-Bantu -ɪka.
bukeka (Xhosa): to be pretty
Ancestry of “bukeka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Zulu | -eka | Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs,... |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | -ɪka | — |
Words derived from “bukeka”