Where does “ukumangala” come from?

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

ukumangala (Zulu): amazement, astonishment

Definitions

  1. amazement, astonishment

Ancestry of “ukumangala”, 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- →