Where does “umkhwelo” come from?

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

umkhwelo (Zulu): ladder

Definitions

  1. ladder

Ancestry of “umkhwelo”, 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- →