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

Definitions

  1. size; importance

Ancestry of “ubukhulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulukhulubig, large; main, most important
2Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dʊ́adult, senior, elder; old; big
3Proto-Bantu-kʊ́dato grow up
Every word from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́da →Every word from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́dʊ́ →Every word from Zulu khulu →