Where does “hakuna matata” come from?
hakuna matata (English) comes from Swahili hakuna matata, from Swahili matata, from Finnish matta, from Swedish mått, from Old Swedish mat, from Middle Low German mât, from Old Saxon māt, from Pali mātu — to measure; to give advice; healing.
hakuna matata (English): No worries, take it easy
Definitions
- No worries, take it easy
Ancestry of “hakuna matata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | hakuna matata | there are no problems |
| 2 | Swahili | matata | trouble, problems |
| 3 | Finnish | matta | matte |
| 4 | Swedish | mått | a measure; a measure, an action |
| 5 | Old Swedish | mat | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | mât | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | māt | — |
| 8 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |