Where does “ubukhulu” come from?
ubukhulu (Zulu) comes from Zulu khulu, from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́dʊ́, from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́da — to grow up.
ubukhulu (Zulu): size; importance
Ancestry of “ubukhulu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Zulu | khulu | big, large; main, most important |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | -kʊ́dʊ́ | adult, senior, elder; old; big |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | -kʊ́da | to grow up |