Where does “ubudala” come from?

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

ubudala (Zulu): oldness, age

Definitions

  1. oldness, age

Ancestry of “ubudala”, step by step

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