Where does “mamba” come from?

mamba (Catalan) comes from Zulu iMamba, from Proto-Bantu mbámbà.

mamba (Catalan): mamba venomous snake

Definitions

  1. mamba venomous snake

Ancestry of “mamba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZuluiMambamamba
2Proto-Bantumbámbà—
Every word from Proto-Bantu mbámbà →Every word from Zulu iMamba →