Where does “uphahla” come from?
uphahla (Zulu) comes from Zulu u-, from Zulu ulu-, from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀-.
uphahla (Zulu): roof; framework of a hut
Ancestry of “uphahla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Zulu | u- | you, thou; second-person singular subject... |
| 2 | Zulu | ulu- | Archaic form of u- |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | dʊ́-dʊ̀- | — |