Where does “umsebenzi” come from?
umsebenzi (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa um-, from Proto-Bantu gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
umsebenzi (Xhosa): worker, labourer; work
Ancestry of “umsebenzi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Xhosa | um- | Class 1 noun prefix; Class 3 noun prefix |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | gʊ́-mʊ̀- | — |