Where does “ukugqwala” come from?

ukugqwala (Zulu) comes from Zulu uku-, from Proto-Bantu *[[kʊ́-]][[kʊ̀-]].

ukugqwala (Zulu): corrosion, rust

Definitions

  1. corrosion, rust

Ancestry of “ukugqwala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluuku-Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of...
2Proto-Bantu*[[kʊ́-]][[kʊ̀-]]—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[kʊ́-]][[kʊ̀-]] →Every word from Zulu uku- →