Where does “mkazi” come from?

mkazi (Chichewa) comes from Swahili kaa, from Proto-Bantu -jìkada, from Proto-Bantu -jìka.

mkazi (Chichewa): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “mkazi”, step by step

mkazi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili kaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikaacoal, charcoal; ember; to sit
2Proto-Bantu-jìkada—
3Proto-Bantu-jìka—

via Proto-Bantu mʊ̀kádí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumʊ̀kádíwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jìka →Every word from Proto-Bantu -jìkada →Every word from Swahili kaa →