Where does “kina” come from?

kina (Kituba) comes from Kongo kina, from Proto-Bantu *-bína — to dance.

kina (Kituba): to dance

Definitions

  1. to dance

Ancestry of “kina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kongokinato dance
2Proto-Bantu*-bínato dance
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-bína →Every word from Kongo kina →