Where does “umabo” come from?

umabo (Zulu) comes from Zulu umu-, from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]].

umabo (Zulu): distribution of wedding gifts from the bride to...

Definitions

  1. distribution of wedding gifts from the bride to...

Ancestry of “umabo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluumu-Class 1 noun prefix; Class 3 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]Every word from Zulu umu-
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