Where does “nkhukundembo” come from?

nkhukundembo (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa nkhuku, from Proto-Bantu nkókó — chicken, fowl.

nkhukundembo (Chichewa): turkey

Definitions

  1. turkey

Ancestry of “nkhukundembo”, step by step

nkhukundembo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chichewa nkhuku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewankhukuchicken
2Proto-Bantunkókóchicken, fowl

via Chichewa dembo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewadembovulture
Every word from Proto-Bantu nkókóEvery word from Chichewa nkhuku