Etymology

amaZulu

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Zulu amaZul ← Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀
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The story

  1. Zuluumu-
  2. Proto-Bantu*ʊ́-
  3. Zuluú-
  4. Proto-Bantu*ìgʊ̀dʊ̀
  5. Zuluī́zulu
  6. ZuluúZulu
  7. ZuluamaZul
  8. English todayamaZulu

Borrowed from Zulu amaZulu

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.