Where does “donga” come from?

donga (English) comes from Afrikaans donga, from Zulu udonga, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà — river.

donga (English): A usually dry, eroded watercourse running only in...

Definitions

  1. A usually dry, eroded watercourse running only in...

Ancestry of “donga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansdongadonga
2Zuluudongawall; washed-out ravine or gully, deep waterway;...
3Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀dòngàriver

Words derived from “donga”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà →Every word from Zulu udonga →Every word from Afrikaans donga →