Where does “umfelokazi” come from?

umfelokazi (Zulu) comes from Zulu fela, from Proto-Bantu *-kúɪda.

umfelokazi (Zulu): widow

Definitions

  1. widow

Ancestry of “umfelokazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulufelato spit; to condemn; to despise
2Proto-Bantu*-kúɪda—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-kúɪda →Every word from Zulu fela →
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