Where does “impumalanga” come from?

impumalanga (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa phuma, from Swahili -puma.

impumalanga (Xhosa): east

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “impumalanga”, step by step

impumalanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Xhosa phuma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaphumato come out, to exit
2Swahili-puma—

via Xhosa ilanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosailangasun

Words derived from “impumalanga”

Every word from Swahili -puma →Every word from Xhosa phuma →