Where does “Zimbabwe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Zimbabwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZimbabweFormerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia
2Shonadzimba-dze-mabwehouse of stones

Words derived from “Zimbabwe”

Every word from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe →Every word from English Zimbabwe →