Where does “umqotho” come from?

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

umqotho (Zulu): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “umqotho”, 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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