Where does “ndoda” come from?

ndoda (Fanagalo) comes from Zulu indoda, from Zulu in-, from Proto-Bantu *[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]].

ndoda (Fanagalo): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “ndoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluindodaman; husband
2Zuluin-Class 9 noun prefix
3Proto-Bantu*[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]]—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[jɪ̀-]][[ǹ-]] →Every word from Zulu in- →Every word from Zulu indoda →