Where does “umendo” come from?

umendo (Zulu) comes from Zulu enda, from Proto-Bantu -gènda — to walk, to go; to travel.

umendo (Zulu): wedlock, married life

Definitions

  1. wedlock, married life

Ancestry of “umendo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluendato travel far, to go on a long journey; to marry
2Proto-Bantu-gèndato walk, to go; to travel
Every word from Proto-Bantu -gènda →Every word from Zulu enda →