Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/úku-

This Proto-Nguni entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Nguni

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

*úku-

Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Descendants

Northern Ndebele: uku-
Phuthi: ku-
Swazi: ku-
Xhosa: uku-
Zulu: uku-

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix

*úku-

Class 17 noun prefix.

Descendants

Xhosa: uku-
Zulu: uku-