Where does “idlozi” come from?

idlozi (Zulu) comes from Zulu i-, from Zulu ili-, from Proto-Bantu dɪ́- — Class 5 pronominal concord; Class 5 subject...

idlozi (Zulu): ancestor, ancestral spirit

Definitions

  1. ancestor, ancestral spirit

Ancestry of “idlozi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zului-they; class 4 subject concord; Class 5 noun...
2Zuluili-Archaic form of i-
3Proto-Bantudɪ́-Class 5 pronominal concord; Class 5 subject...
Every word from Proto-Bantu dɪ́- →Every word from Zulu i- →Every word from Zulu ili- →
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