Where does “isiZulu” come from?

isiZulu (Zulu) comes from Zulu uZulu, from Zulu u-, from Zulu ulu-, from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀-.

isiZulu (Zulu): Zulu language

Definitions

  1. Zulu language

Ancestry of “isiZulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZuluuZulua Zulu clan name or surname
2Zuluu-you, thou; second-person singular subject...
3Zuluulu-Archaic form of u-
4Proto-Bantudʊ́-dʊ̀-—

Words derived from “isiZulu”

Every word from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀- →Every word from Zulu u- →Every word from Zulu uZulu →