Where does “ukukhetha” come from?

ukukhetha (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa khetha, from Basque -keta, from Kapampangan ka, from Kapampangan ika, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu.

ukukhetha (Xhosa): election

Definitions

  1. election

Ancestry of “ukukhetha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosakhethato prefer, to choose
2Basque-ketaactivity
3Kapampangankayou (second person singular)
4Kapampanganikayou exclusive singular
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiani-kahu—
6Proto-Austronesiani-kaSu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu →Every word from Kapampangan ika →