Where does “phoxeka” come from?

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

phoxeka (Zulu): to become embarrassed

Definitions

  1. to become embarrassed

Ancestry of “phoxeka”, 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"

Words derived from “phoxeka”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪka →Every word from Zulu -eka →