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Where does “ubumhlophe” come from?

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

ubumhlophe (Zulu): whiteness; purity, innocence

Definitions

  1. whiteness; purity, innocence

Ancestry of “ubumhlophe”, step by step

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