Where does “umfana” come from?

umfana (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa -ana, from Proto-Bantu -ana.

umfana (Xhosa): boy

Definitions

  1. boy

Ancestry of “umfana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosa-anaNoun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning...
2Proto-Bantu-ana—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ana →Every word from Xhosa -ana →