Where does “umzingeli” come from?
umzingeli (Zulu) comes from Zulu zingela, from Zulu -ela, from Proto-Bantu -ɪda.
umzingeli (Zulu): hunter
Ancestry of “umzingeli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Zulu | zingela | to roam towards; to hunt; to pursue |
| 2 | Zulu | -ela | Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something... |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | -ɪda | — |