Where does “umabonakude” come from?
umabonakude (Zulu) comes from Zulu bona, from Proto-Bantu -bóna — to see; to find.
umabonakude (Zulu): television
Definitions
- television
Ancestry of “umabonakude”, step by step
umabonakude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Zulu bona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zulu | bona | they, them; class 2 absolute pronoun; it; class... |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | -bóna | to see; to find |
via Zulu kude
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zulu | kude | far, a long way, a great distance |