Where does “mbiya” come from?

mbiya (Chichewa) comes from Proto-Bantu mbɪ̀gá — pot.

mbiya (Chichewa): clay or earthenware pot

Definitions

  1. clay or earthenware pot

Ancestry of “mbiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumbɪ̀gápot
Every word from Proto-Bantu mbɪ̀gá