Where does “ibalazwe” come from?

ibalazwe (Zulu) comes from Zulu bala, from Proto-Bantu -bàda — to count.

ibalazwe (Zulu): map

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ibalazwe”, step by step

ibalazwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zulu bala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulubalato count; to calculate
2Proto-Bantu-bàdato count

via Zulu izwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluizwenation, country
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bàda →Every word from Zulu bala →