Where does “ukusulela” come from?

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

ukusulela (Xhosa): infection

Definitions

  1. infection

Ancestry of “ukusulela”, 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- →