Where does “chiyimbiro” come from?

chiyimbiro (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa yimbira, from Chichewa -ira, from Proto-Bantu -ɪda — Suffix for forming the applicative form of verbs.

chiyimbiro (Chichewa): musical instrument

Definitions

  1. musical instrument

Ancestry of “chiyimbiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewayimbira—
2Chichewa-ira[[Appendix:Chichewa verbal derivation#Applicative
3Proto-Bantu-ɪdaSuffix for forming the applicative form of verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪda →Every word from Chichewa -ira →Every word from Chichewa yimbira →