Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀

→ English matatu (derived)

→ Phuthi tshatfu (inherited)

→ Kamba kadatu (inherited)

→ Southern Ndebele thathu (inherited)

→ Northern Sotho tharo (inherited)

→ Chichewa tatu (inherited)

→ Shona tatu (inherited)

→ Swazi tsatfu (inherited)

→ Sotho tharo (inherited)

→ Swahili tatu (inherited)

→ Tswana raro (inherited)

→ Tsonga nharhu (inherited)

→ Venda raru (inherited)

→ Xhosa thathu (inherited)

→ Zulu thathu (inherited)