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
Ancestry of “isiZulu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Zulu | uZulu | a Zulu clan name or surname |
| 2 | Zulu | u- | you, thou; second-person singular subject... |
| 3 | Zulu | ulu- | Archaic form of u- |
| 4 | Proto-Bantu | dʊ́-dʊ̀- | — |
Words derived from “isiZulu”