Where does “mkhalayekha” come from?
mkhalayekha (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa yekha, from Chinese kha, from Sanskrit खादति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰā́dati.
mkhalayekha (Chichewa): loner
Ancestry of “mkhalayekha”, step by step
mkhalayekha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chichewa yekha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chichewa | yekha | Class 1 and 3rd person singular form of |
| 2 | Chinese | kha | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | खादति | to chew, bite, eat, devour, feed, prey upon; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kʰā́dati | — |
via Chichewa khala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chichewa | khala | to be |
| 2 | Hindi | ख़ाला | maternal aunt |
| 3 | Arabic | خَالَة | maternal aunt |