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-

1. 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-

1. Class 17 noun prefix.

Descendants

• Xhosa: uku-
• Zulu: uku-