Where does “lembera” come from?

lembera (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa lemba, from Proto-Bantu *-démba — to mark.

Ancestry of “lembera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewalembawrite; a letter
2Proto-Bantu*-démbato mark

Words derived from “lembera

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-démbaEvery word from Chichewa lemba