Where does “mganga” come from?

mganga (English) comes from Swahili mganga, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀gàngà — witch doctor, medicine man.

mganga (English): An African medicine man

Definitions

  1. An African medicine man

Ancestry of “mganga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimganganative doctor; a person who uses African medicinal traditions
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀gàngàwitch doctor, medicine man
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀gàngà →Every word from Swahili mganga →