Where does “uLwesithathu” come from?

uLwesithathu (Zulu) comes from Zulu isithathu, from Zulu thathu, from Proto-Bantu -tátʊ̀, from Zulu -thathu.

uLwesithathu (Zulu): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “uLwesithathu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluisithathuthe third one
2Zuluthathuthree
3Proto-Bantu-tátʊ̀three
4Zulu-thathu—
Every word from Zulu -thathu →Every word from Proto-Bantu -tátʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu thathu →