Where does “impala” come from?

impala (Turkish) comes from Zulu impala, from Proto-Bantu mpàdá — impala.

impala (Turkish): impala, redbuck, an African antelope of the species Aepyceros melampus

Definitions

  1. impala, redbuck, an African antelope of the species Aepyceros melampus

Ancestry of “impala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluimpalaimpala
2Proto-Bantumpàdáimpala
Every word from Proto-Bantu mpàdá →Every word from Zulu impala →