Where does “umenzi” come from?

umenzi (Zulu) comes from Zulu enza, from Proto-Bantu -gèndia, from Proto-Bantu -gènda — to walk, to go; to travel.

umenzi (Zulu): doer, someone who does or acts; maker, creator;...

Definitions

  1. doer, someone who does or acts; maker, creator;...

Ancestry of “umenzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluenzato do; to perform, to carry out; to make
2Proto-Bantu-gèndia—
3Proto-Bantu-gèndato walk, to go; to travel
Every word from Proto-Bantu -gènda →Every word from Proto-Bantu -gèndia →Every word from Zulu enza →