Where does “umu-” come from?

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

umu- (Zulu): Class 1 noun prefix; Class 3 noun prefix

Definitions

  1. Class 1 noun prefix; Class 3 noun prefix

Ancestry of “umu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]—

Words derived from “umu-”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]] →