Where does “zimbabwisk” come from?

zimbabwisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe — house of stones.

zimbabwisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Zimbabwean

Definitions

  1. Zimbabwean

Ancestry of “zimbabwisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskZimbabwe—
2Shonadzimba-dze-mabwehouse of stones
Every word from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk Zimbabwe →
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