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Where does “-eka” come from?

-eka (Zulu) comes from Proto-Bantu -ɪka.

-eka (Zulu): Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs,...

Definitions

  1. Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs,...

Ancestry of “-eka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-ɪka—

Words derived from “-eka”

  • inkululeko
  • funeka
  • khululeka
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪka →