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Where does “mamba” come from?

mamba (English) comes from Zulu iMamba, from Proto-Bantu mbámbà.

mamba (English): Any of various venomous snakes of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of various venomous snakes of the genus...

Ancestry of “mamba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZuluiMamba—
2Proto-Bantumbámbà—

Words derived from “mamba”

  • mamba
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