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Where does “mbuzi” come from?

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

mbuzi (Swahili): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “mbuzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumbʊ́dìgoat
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-búdi—

Words derived from “mbuzi”

  • kibuzi
  • mwanambuzi
  • buzi
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