Where does “buzi” come from?

buzi (Swahili) comes from Swahili mbuzi, from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́dì, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi — goat.

buzi (Swahili): Augmentative of mbuzi: big goat; sugar daddy

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of mbuzi: big goat; sugar daddy

Ancestry of “buzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimbuzigoat
2Proto-Bantumbʊ́dìgoat
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-búdigoat
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi →Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́dì →Every word from Swahili mbuzi →