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Where does “muawi” come from?

muawi (English) comes from Swahili mwavi, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jábì.

Ancestry of “muawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimwavi—
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀jábì—

Words derived from “muawi”

  • muawine
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