Where does “kwacha” come from?

kwacha (English) comes from Chichewa kwacha, from Chichewa cha, from Proto-Bantu -kéa — to dawn.

kwacha (English): Malawi's major currency unit; 100 tambala = 1...

Definitions

  1. Malawi's major currency unit; 100 tambala = 1...

Ancestry of “kwacha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewakwachakwacha currency of Malawi and Zambia
2Chichewachato dawn
3Proto-Bantu-kéato dawn
Every word from Proto-Bantu -kéa →Every word from Chichewa cha →Every word from Chichewa kwacha →