Where does “hlupheka” come from?

hlupheka (Zulu) comes from Zulu -eka, from Proto-Bantu -ɪka — Stative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able".

hlupheka (Zulu): to get afflicted, to get bothered, to get disturbed, to get grieved, to get tormented, to get troubled, to get worried

Definitions

  1. to get afflicted, to get bothered, to get disturbed, to get grieved, to get tormented, to get troubled, to get worried

Ancestry of “hlupheka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulu-ekaForms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs,...
2Proto-Bantu-ɪkaStative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able"
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪkaEvery word from Zulu -eka