Where does “Chicheŵa” come from?

Chicheŵa (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa chi-, from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀- — Class 7 noun prefix.

Chicheŵa (Chichewa): Chichewa

Definitions

  1. Chichewa

Ancestry of “Chicheŵa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewachi-language prefix; language
2Proto-Bantukɪ̀-Class 7 noun prefix

Words derived from “Chicheŵa”

Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀- →Every word from Chichewa chi- →