Where does “umfazi” come from?

umfazi (Zulu) comes from Zulu -azi, from Zulu -kazi, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀kádí — woman; wife.

umfazi (Zulu): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “umfazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulu-aziFeminine suffix, used with a few nouns ending in...
2Zulu-kaziSuffix deriving words for female people from...
3Proto-Bantumʊ̀kádíwoman; wife

Words derived from “umfazi”

Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀kádí →Every word from Zulu -kazi →Every word from Zulu -azi →