English
isiZulu
IsiZulu comes from Zulu isíZulu ‘Zulu language’, from izulu ‘sky, heaven’, and ultimately from Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀.
- Proto-Bantuprehistoric (reconstructed)*ìgʊ̀dʊ̀reconstructed
- Zulumodernizulu‘sky, heaven’
- Zulu, derivedmodernuZulu‘a Zulu clan name or surname’
- Zulu, derivedmodernisíZulu‘Zulu language’
- EnglishtodayisiZulu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Bantuprehistoric (reconstructed)*ìgʊ̀dʊ̀reconstructed
- Zulumodernizulu‘sky, heaven’
- Zulu, derivedmodernuZulu‘a Zulu clan name or surname’
- Zulu, derivedmodernisíZulu‘Zulu language’
- EnglishtodayisiZulu
Every English word from Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀
Today it means
name Synonym of Zulu (“Zulu language”)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀ / isiZulu