Where does “ubuncane” come from?
ubuncane (Zulu) comes from Zulu ncane, from Zulu -ane, from Zulu -ana, from Proto-Bantu -ana.
ubuncane (Zulu): smallness
Ancestry of “ubuncane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Zulu | ncane | small, little; young; minor, insignificant |
| 2 | Zulu | -ane | Alternative form of -ana; child |
| 3 | Zulu | -ana | Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Bantu | -ana | — |