Where does “uNhlangulana” come from?
uNhlangulana (Zulu) comes from Zulu uNhlangula, from Zulu u-, from Zulu ulu-, from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀-.
Ancestry of “uNhlangulana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zulu | uNhlangula | June |
| 2 | Zulu | u- | you, thou; second-person singular subject... |
| 3 | Zulu | ulu- | Archaic form of u- |
| 4 | Proto-Bantu | dʊ́-dʊ̀- | — |