Where does “ukuphoxeka” come from?

ukuphoxeka (Zulu) comes from Zulu phoxeka, from Zulu -eka, from Proto-Bantu -ɪka — Stative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able".

ukuphoxeka (Zulu): embarrassment

Definitions

  1. embarrassment

Ancestry of “ukuphoxeka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluphoxekato become embarrassed
2Zulu-ekaForms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs,...
3Proto-Bantu-ɪkaStative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able"
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪka →Every word from Zulu -eka →Every word from Zulu phoxeka →