Where does “Zulu” come from?
Zulu (Translingual) comes from English Zulu, from Zulu umZulu, from Zulu uZulu, from Zulu u-, from Zulu ulu-, from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀-.
Zulu (Translingual): Signal flag for the letter Z
Definitions
- Signal flag for the letter Z
Ancestry of “Zulu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Zulu | Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or... |
| 2 | Zulu | umZulu | Zulu person |
| 3 | Zulu | uZulu | a Zulu clan name or surname |
| 4 | Zulu | u- | you, thou; second-person singular subject... |
| 5 | Zulu | ulu- | Archaic form of u- |
| 6 | Proto-Bantu | dʊ́-dʊ̀- | — |