Where does “umongikazi” come from?

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

umongikazi (Xhosa): nurse

Definitions

  1. nurse

Ancestry of “umongikazi”, 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- →
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