Where does “nkhalamanja” come from?

nkhalamanja (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa khala, from Hindi ख़ाला, from Arabic خَالَة — maternal aunt.

nkhalamanja (Chichewa): dagger

Definitions

  1. dagger

Ancestry of “nkhalamanja”, step by step

nkhalamanja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chichewa khala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewakhalato be
2Hindiख़ालाmaternal aunt
3Arabicخَالَةmaternal aunt

via Chichewa manja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewamanja—
2Proto-Bantu*bìgànjà—
Every word from Arabic خَالَة →Every word from Hindi ख़ाला →Every word from Chichewa khala →