Where does “isibomvu” come from?

isibomvu (Zulu) comes from Zulu bomvu, from Proto-Nguni -bomvú, from Zulu ibomvu, from Proto-Nguni ílíbomvú — red ochre.

isibomvu (Zulu): red soil

Definitions

  1. red soil

Ancestry of “isibomvu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulubomvu—
2Proto-Nguni-bomvú—
3Zuluibomvured ochre
4Proto-Nguniílíbomvúred ochre
Every word from Proto-Nguni ílíbomvú →Every word from Proto-Nguni -bomvú →Every word from Zulu bomvu →
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