Where does “ubudala” come from?

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

ubudala (Zulu): oldness, age

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Zulu	ubu-	Class 14 noun prefix
2	Proto-Bantu	*[[bʊ́-]][[bʊ̀-]]	—

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