Where does “dzina” come from?

dzina (Chichewa) comes from Proto-Bantu ìjínà, from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà.

dzina (Chichewa): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “dzina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuìjínàname
2Proto-Benue-Congo*-zina—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-ghínà—

Words derived from “dzina”

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà →Every word from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina →Every word from Proto-Bantu ìjínà →