Where does “mwanamuka” come from?

mwanamuka (Mwani) comes from Mwani mwana, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà — child.

mwanamuka (Mwani): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “mwanamuka”, step by step

mwanamuka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mwani mwana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mwanimwanachild
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jánàchild

via Mwani muka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mwanimukawife
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánàEvery word from Mwani mwana