Where does “khalipha” come from?

khalipha (Zulu) comes from Zulu ubukhali, from Zulu ubu-, from Proto-Bantu *[[bʊ́-]][[bʊ̀-]].

khalipha (Zulu): to be acute, to be keen, to be pointed, to be sharp, to be spiky

Definitions

  1. to be acute, to be keen, to be pointed, to be sharp, to be spiky

Ancestry of “khalipha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluubukhalisharpness
2Zuluubu-Class 14 noun prefix
3Proto-Bantu*[[bʊ́-]][[bʊ̀-]]—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[bʊ́-]][[bʊ̀-]] →Every word from Zulu ubu- →Every word from Zulu ubukhali →