Where does “iluphala” come from?

iluphala (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa i-, from Proto-Bantu jɪ́- — Class 9 subject concord; Class 9 object concord.

iluphala (Xhosa): old person

Definitions

  1. old person

Ancestry of “iluphala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosai-they; class 4 subject concord; Class 5 noun...
2Proto-Bantujɪ́-Class 9 subject concord; Class 9 object concord
Every word from Proto-Bantu jɪ́- →Every word from Xhosa i- →
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