Where does “umbulali” come from?

umbulali (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa um-, from Proto-Bantu gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

umbulali (Xhosa): killer, murderer

Definitions

  1. killer, murderer

Ancestry of “umbulali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaum-Class 1 noun prefix; Class 3 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantugʊ́-mʊ̀-—
Every word from Proto-Bantu gʊ́-mʊ̀- →Every word from Xhosa um- →