Where does “zimabuku” come from?

zimabuku (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa zi-, from Proto-Bantu jí-, from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

zimabuku (Chichewa): and

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Ancestry of “zimabuku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewazi-Class 8 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantují-Class 10 pronominal concord; Class 10 subject...
3Navajoní-forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
4Navajoł-the
5Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Navajo ní- →Every word from Proto-Bantu jí- →