Where does “Zulu” come from?

Zulu derives from Zulu umZulu, with the prefix Zulu umu- from Proto-Bantu jʊ̀-mʊ̀-, ultimately from Proto-Bantu ʊ́-.

Zulu (English): Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or...

Ancestry of “Zulu”, step by step

Zulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zulu umZulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZuluumZuluZulu person
2ZuluuZulua Zulu clan name or surname
3Zuluu-you, thou; second-person singular subject...
4Zuluulu-Archaic form of u-
5Proto-Bantudʊ́-dʊ̀-—

via Dutch zul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzul
2Russianжу́ликpetty thief, pilferer, filcher, swindler

Words derived from “Zulu”

Every word from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀- →Every word from Zulu u- →Every word from Zulu uZulu →