Where does “ubumpi” come from?

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

ubumpi (Zulu): enmity, hostility

Definitions

  1. enmity, hostility

Ancestry of “ubumpi”, step by step

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