Where does “ubude” come from?

ubude (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa ubu-, from Proto-Bantu *[[bʊ́-]][[bʊ̀-]].

ubude (Xhosa): height

Definitions

  1. height

Ancestry of “ubude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaubu-Class 14 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[bʊ́-]][[bʊ̀-]]—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[bʊ́-]][[bʊ̀-]] →Every word from Xhosa ubu- →