Where does “lemberana” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lemberana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewalembera—
2Chichewalembawrite; a letter
3Proto-Bantu*-démbato mark

Words derived from “lemberana”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-démba →Every word from Chichewa lemba →Every word from Chichewa lembera →