Where does “ubudoda” come from?

ubudoda (Zulu) comes from Zulu indoda, from Zulu in-, from Proto-Bantu *[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]].

ubudoda (Zulu): manhood, manliness, masculinity

Definitions

  1. manhood, manliness, masculinity

Ancestry of “ubudoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluindodaman; husband
2Zuluin-Class 9 noun prefix
3Proto-Bantu*[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]]
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]]Every word from Zulu in-Every word from Zulu indoda