Where does “uthi” come from?
uthi (Zulu) comes from Zulu u-, from Zulu ulu-, from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀-.
uthi (Zulu): stick; goal post
Ancestry of “uthi”, 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- | — |