Where does “Zambies” come from?
Zambies (Afrikaans) comes from French Zambie, from English Zambia, from English Zambezi — flowing southwestwards from Zambia through east Angola and then east along Zambia's border with Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean.
Zambies (Afrikaans): Zambian
Definitions
- Zambian
Ancestry of “Zambies”, step by step
Zambies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Zambie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Zambie | — |
| 2 | English | Zambia | Formerly called Northern Rhodesia |
| 3 | English | Zambezi | flowing southwestwards from Zambia through east Angola and then east along Zambia's border with Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean |
via Afrikaans ies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | ies | — |