Where does “hamwe” come from?

hamwe (Kikuyu) comes from Middle English mwe, from Proto-Bantu -mòì — one.

hamwe (Kikuyu): together

Definitions

  1. together

Ancestry of “hamwe”, step by step

hamwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English mwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmweAlternative form of mewe; Alternative form of...
2Proto-Bantu-mòìone

via Kikuyu ha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kikuyuha—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -mòì →Every word from Middle English mwe →