Etymology Explorer › Xhosa

Where does “ulu-” come from?

ulu- (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Bantu *[[dʊ́-]][[dʊ̀-]].

ulu- (Xhosa): Class 11 noun prefix

Definitions

  1. Class 11 noun prefix

Ancestry of “ulu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*[[dʊ́-]][[dʊ̀-]]—

Words derived from “ulu-”

  • uthando
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[dʊ́-]][[dʊ̀-]] →