Where does “u-” come from?

u- (Zulu) comes from Zulu ulu-, from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀-.

u- (Zulu): you, thou; second-person singular subject...

Definitions

  1. you, thou; second-person singular subject...

Ancestry of “u-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluulu-Archaic form of u-
2Proto-Bantudʊ́-dʊ̀-—

Words derived from “u-”

Every word from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀- →Every word from Zulu ulu- →