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Where does “funeka” come from?

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

funeka (Zulu): to be desirable; to ought to

Definitions

  1. to be desirable; to ought to

Ancestry of “funeka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulu-ekaForms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs,...
2Proto-Bantu-ɪka—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪka →