Where does “zombie” come from?

zombie (English) comes from Haitian Creole zonbi — zombie.

zombie (English): A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa...

Definitions

  1. A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa...

Ancestry of “zombie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolezonbizombie

Words derived from “zombie

Every word from Haitian Creole zonbi