Where does “umkhomazi” come from?

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

umkhomazi (Zulu): female whale

Definitions

  1. female whale

Ancestry of “umkhomazi”, 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
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀kádí →Every word from Zulu -kazi →Every word from Zulu -azi →