Etymology

putu

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Today it means: A form of porridge made from maize meal. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Afrikaans putu ← Zulu uphuthu
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The story

  1. Zulu · derived fromuphuthu
  2. Afrikaans · derived fromputu
  3. English todayputu

From Afrikaans putu, or its source, Zulu uphuthu.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. A form of porridge made from maize meal.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.