Where does “Zimbabué” come from?

Zimbabué (Portuguese) comes from English Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe — house of stones.

Ancestry of “Zimbabué”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZimbabweFormerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia
2Shonadzimba-dze-mabwehouse of stones
Every word from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe →Every word from English Zimbabwe →