Where does “umsebenzi” come from?
umsebenzi (Zulu) comes from Zulu -i, from Proto-Bantu -ì — Forms agent nouns from verbs.
umsebenzi (Zulu): worker, labourer; work; job, task, duty
Definitions
- worker, labourer; work; job, task, duty
Ancestry of “umsebenzi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Zulu | -i | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | -ì | Forms agent nouns from verbs |