suka

Zulu (Northern)

verb

Definitions

(intransitive) to go away, to remove oneself
(intransitive) to leave, to depart, to set off
(intransitive) to originate

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tíga (leave behind).

Origin

Proto-Bantu

*-tíga

Gloss

leave behind

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*-tíga Proto-Bantu
*-tígada Proto-Bantu
shiya Zulu
sukela Zulu
umsuka Zulu
shiya Xhosa
shiya Swati
sia Southern Sotho
siga Kinyarwanda
tiga Kikuyu, Gikuyu