Where does “uzekamanzi” come from?

uzekamanzi (Zulu) comes from Turkish zekâ, from Ottoman Turkish ذكا.

uzekamanzi (Zulu): dragonfly

Definitions

  1. dragonfly

Ancestry of “uzekamanzi”, step by step

uzekamanzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish zekâ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishzekâintelligence
2Ottoman Turkishذكا—

via Zulu amanzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluamanziwater
2Proto-Bantumàjíjɪ̀water
Every word from Ottoman Turkish ذكا →Every word from Turkish zekâ →