Makeda
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Root
mukadzi
woman, wife; stem -kadzi, the female or senior one, as in mambokadzi, queen
Makeda traced through Kandake and Meroitic kdke to Shona mukadzi, woman
- Confidence
- 30/100
- Root language
- Shona
- Descent begins
- MakedaEnglish
The consensus position
The origin of Makeda is unknown; the name is first attested in the 14th century Kebra Nagast, and a connection to the Kushite title Kandake (Meroitic kdke) has been suggested but is not established.
The working behind this.
The full descent — 6 links from the attested form down to the root — the segment-by-segment correspondences, the phonological breakdown and the case for the derivation are behind an account.
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