Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-kʊ́dʊ́

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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-kʊ́dʊ́

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Etymology

From *-kʊ́da (“to grow up”) +‎ *-ʊ́.

Adjective

*-kʊ́dʊ́[1]

1. adult, senior, elder
2. old
3. big

Descendants

• Chichewa: -kulu
• Swahili: -kuu
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Northern Ndebele: -khulu
    • Swazi: -khulu
    • Xhosa: -khulu
    • Zulu: -khulu
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho: -holo
      • → Phuthi: -kgulu

References

1. Entry 1997 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3