Where does “umzingeli” come from?

umzingeli (Zulu) comes from Zulu zingela, from Zulu -ela, from Proto-Bantu -ɪda — Suffix for forming the applicative form of verbs.

umzingeli (Zulu): hunter

Definitions

  1. hunter

Ancestry of “umzingeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluzingelato roam towards; to hunt; to pursue
2Zulu-elaForms applicative verbs, meaning to do something...
3Proto-Bantu-ɪdaSuffix for forming the applicative form of verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪda →Every word from Zulu -ela →Every word from Zulu zingela →