Where does “umabi” come from?

umabi (Zulu) comes from Zulu -i, from Proto-Bantu -ì — Forms agent nouns from verbs.

umabi (Zulu): one who apportions; executor

Definitions

  1. one who apportions; executor

Ancestry of “umabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulu-iForms agent nouns from verbs
2Proto-Bantu-ìForms agent nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ì →Every word from Zulu -i →