Where does “zumbi” come from?

zumbi (Portuguese) comes from English zombie, from Haitian Creole zonbi — zombie.

zumbi (Portuguese): the leader of a quilombo; Zumbi dos Palmares;...

Definitions

  1. the leader of a quilombo; Zumbi dos Palmares;...

Ancestry of “zumbi”, step by step

zumbi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English zombie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzombieA snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa...
2Haitian Creolezonbizombie

via Kimbundu nzumbi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kimbundunzumbighost

Words derived from “zumbi”

Every word from Haitian Creole zonbi →Every word from English zombie →