Where does “mbudzana” come from?

mbudzana (Shona) comes from Shona mbudzi, from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́dì, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi — goat.

mbudzana (Shona): kid young goat

Definitions

  1. kid young goat

Ancestry of “mbudzana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shonambudzigoat
2Proto-Bantumbʊ́dìgoat
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-búdigoat
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi →Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́dì →Every word from Shona mbudzi →