Where does “mwana” come from?

mwana (Lingala) comes from Bangi mwana, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà — child.

mwana (Lingala): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “mwana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangimwanachild
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jánàchild
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà →Every word from Bangi mwana →
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