Where does “indlulamthi” come from?

indlulamthi (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa umthi, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tɪ́ — tree; stick.

indlulamthi (Xhosa): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “indlulamthi”, step by step

indlulamthi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Xhosa umthi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaumthitree
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀tɪ́tree; stick

via Xhosa dlula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosadlulato pass
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tɪ́Every word from Xhosa umthi