Where does “cina” come from?

cina (Bembe) comes from Swahili jina, from Proto-Bantu ìjínà, from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà.

cina (Bembe): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “cina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilijinaname; noun
2Proto-Bantuìjínàname
3Proto-Benue-Congo*-zina—
4Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-ghínà—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà →Every word from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina →Every word from Proto-Bantu ìjínà →