Where does “bukekela” come from?

bukekela (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa bukeka, from Zulu -eka, from Proto-Bantu -ɪka — Stative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able".

bukekela (Xhosa): to be pretty; to be loveable

Definitions

  1. to be pretty; to be loveable

Ancestry of “bukekela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosabukekato be pretty
2Zulu-ekaForms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs,...
3Proto-Bantu-ɪkaStative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able"
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪka →Every word from Zulu -eka →Every word from Xhosa bukeka →