Where does “uthando” come from?

uthando (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa ulu-, from Proto-Bantu *[[dʊ́-]][[dʊ̀-]].

uthando (Xhosa): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “uthando”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaulu-Class 11 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[dʊ́-]][[dʊ̀-]]
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[dʊ́-]][[dʊ̀-]]Every word from Xhosa ulu-