Where does “umsebenzi” come from?

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

umsebenzi (Xhosa): worker, labourer; work

Definitions

  1. worker, labourer; work

Ancestry of “umsebenzi”, 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- →