Where does “mfazi” come from?

mfazi (Fanagalo) comes from Zulu umfazi, from Zulu -azi, from Zulu -kazi, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀kádí — woman; wife.

mfazi (Fanagalo): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “mfazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluumfaziwoman
2Zulu-aziFeminine suffix, used with a few nouns ending in...
3Zulu-kaziSuffix deriving words for female people from...
4Proto-Bantumʊ̀kádíwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀kádí →Every word from Zulu -kazi →Every word from Zulu -azi →