Where does “mubhînî” come from?

mubhînî (Phuthi) comes from Phuthi bhîna, from Sotho bina, from Proto-Bantu *-bína — to dance.

mubhînî (Phuthi): singer

Definitions

  1. singer

Ancestry of “mubhînî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phuthibhînato dance, to sing
2Sothobinato sing
3Proto-Bantu*-bínato dance
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-bínaEvery word from Sotho binaEvery word from Phuthi bhîna