Where does “ukucula” come from?

ukucula (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa uku-, from Proto-Bantu *[[kʊ́-]][[kʊ̀-]].

ukucula (Xhosa): singing

Definitions

  1. singing

Ancestry of “ukucula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosauku-Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of...
2Proto-Bantu*[[kʊ́-]][[kʊ̀-]]—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[kʊ́-]][[kʊ̀-]] →Every word from Xhosa uku- →
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