Where does “mnyanja” come from?

mnyanja (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa nyanja, from Proto-Bantu *njànjá — lake.

mnyanja (Chichewa): someone who lives near Lake Malawi

Definitions

  1. someone who lives near Lake Malawi

Ancestry of “mnyanja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewanyanjalarge body of water, especially a lake
2Proto-Bantu*njànjálake
Every word from Proto-Bantu *njànjá →Every word from Chichewa nyanja →
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