Where does “mudzina” come from?

mudzina (Nyungwe) comes from Chichewa dzina, from Proto-Bantu ìjínà, from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà.

mudzina (Nyungwe): in one's name

Definitions

  1. in one's name

Ancestry of “mudzina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewadzinaname
2Proto-Bantuìjínàname
3Proto-Benue-Congo*-zina—
4Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-ghínà—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà →Every word from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina →Every word from Proto-Bantu ìjínà →