Where does “mbwa” come from?

mbwa (Chichewa) comes from Yao mbwa, from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- — dog.

mbwa (Chichewa): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “mbwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yaombwa—
2Proto-Bantumbʊ́àdog
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-bhúa-dog
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- →Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à →Every word from Yao mbwa →