Where does “ubuzwe” come from?

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

ubuzwe (Zulu): nationhood

Definitions

  1. nationhood

Ancestry of “ubuzwe”, 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-
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