Where does “ubukrelekrele” come from?

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

ubukrelekrele (Xhosa): intelligence

Definitions

  1. intelligence

Ancestry of “ubukrelekrele”, 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-