Where does “ububomvu” come from?

ububomvu (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa bomvu, from Proto-Nguni -bomvú, from Zulu ibomvu, from Proto-Nguni ílíbomvú — red ochre.

ububomvu (Xhosa): redness

Definitions

  1. redness

Ancestry of “ububomvu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosabomvu—
2Proto-Nguni-bomvú—
3Zuluibomvured ochre
4Proto-Nguniílíbomvúred ochre
Every word from Proto-Nguni ílíbomvú →Every word from Proto-Nguni -bomvú →Every word from Xhosa bomvu →