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Where does “umsuka” come from?

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

umsuka (Zulu): root, origin; root; cause, reason

Definitions

  1. root, origin; root; cause, reason

Ancestry of “umsuka”, step by step

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