Where does “abelungu” come from?

abelungu (English) comes from Xhosa umlungu, from Zulu umlungu, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀ — white person.

abelungu (English): White people collectively

Definitions

  1. White people collectively

Ancestry of “abelungu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaumlunguwhite person
2Zuluumlunguwhite person
3Proto-Bantumʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀white person
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu umlungu →Every word from Xhosa umlungu →