Etymology

shongololo

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Today it means: A millipede. Full definition →

Zulu ī́shongolôlo ← Proto-Bantu *ìkóngòdòdò ← Xhosa ishongololo
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The story

  1. Xhosaishongololo
  2. Proto-Bantu*ìgóngòdó
  3. Proto-Bantu*ìkóngòdòdò
  4. Zuluī́shongolôlo
  5. English todayshongololo

From Xhosa and Zulu ishongololo.

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