Where does “zulu” come from?

zulu (Romanian) comes from English Zulu, from Zulu umZulu, from Zulu uZulu, from Zulu u-, from Zulu ulu-, from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀-.

zulu (Romanian): Zulu language

Definitions

  1. Zulu language

Ancestry of “zulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZuluPertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or...
2ZuluumZuluZulu person
3ZuluuZulua Zulu clan name or surname
4Zuluu-you, thou; second-person singular subject...
5Zuluulu-Archaic form of u-
6Proto-Bantudʊ́-dʊ̀-—
Every word from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀- →Every word from Zulu u- →Every word from Zulu uZulu →