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Where does “зомби” come from?

зомби (Russian) comes from English zombie, from Haitian Creole zonbi.

зомби (Russian): zombie

Definitions

  1. zombie

Ancestry of “зомби”, step by step

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

Words derived from “зомби”

  • зомбировать
Every word from Haitian Creole zonbi →