Where does “zombie” come from?

zombie (Swedish) comes from English zombie, from Haitian Creole zonbi — zombie.

zombie (Swedish): zombie

Definitions

  1. zombie

Ancestry of “zombie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zombie”

Every word from Haitian Creole zonbi →Every word from English zombie →
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