English
kanzu
Kanzu comes from Swahili kanzu.
- Swahilimodernkanzu
- Englishearliest quotation 2020same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Swahilimodernkanzu
- Englishearliest quotation 2020same form
Earliest quotation: 2020, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, The First Woman: “As he announced Tommy [...] he draped the barkcloth…”
Every English word from Swahili kanzu
Today it means
noun A white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Swahili kanzu / kanzu