Where does “mandazi” come from?

mandazi (English) comes from Swahili andazi, from Proto-Germanic -zi, from Proto-Indo-European -si.

mandazi (English): A form of fried bread from eastern Africa

Definitions

  1. A form of fried bread from eastern Africa

Ancestry of “mandazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliandazia kind of fried bread, similar to a doughnut
2Proto-Germanic-zi—
3Proto-Indo-European-si—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -si →Every word from Proto-Germanic -zi →Every word from Swahili andazi →