Where does “Zululand” come from?

Zululand derives from English land combined with Zulu umZulu, whose umu- prefix traces to Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-, originally meaning to stretch or extend.

Zululand (English): with a large Zulu population

Definitions

with a large Zulu population

Ancestry of “Zululand”, step by step

Zululand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Zulu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Zulu	Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or...
2	Zulu	umZulu	Zulu person
3	Zulu	uZulu	a Zulu clan name or surname
4	Zulu	u-	you, thou; second-person singular subject...
5	Zulu	ulu-	Archaic form of u-
6	Proto-Bantu	dʊ́-dʊ̀-	—

via English Land

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Land	The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2	Middle English	land	Alternative form of lond; urine
3	Old English	hland	urine
4	Proto-Germanic	hlandą	urine
5	Proto-Indo-European	klān-	liquid, wet ground

Words derived from “Zululand”

Zululander

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