Where does “ibhantshi” come from?

ibhantshi (Zulu) comes from Afrikaans baadjie, from Dutch baadje, from Malay baju, from Classical Malay باجو, from Classical Persian بازو, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢, from Proto-Iranian baHjúh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš — arm.

ibhantshi (Zulu): jacket

Definitions

  1. jacket

Ancestry of “ibhantshi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansbaadjiejacket
2Dutchbaadjea type of loose-fitting Malay and Indonesian shirt
3Malaybajushirt; top
4Classical Malayباجو—
5Classical Persianبازو—
6Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢—
7Proto-IranianbaHjúh—
8Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Proto-Iranian baHjúh →