Where does “umujyi” come from?

umujyi (Rwanda-Rundi) comes from Swahili mji, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀gìɪ̀ — village.

umujyi (Rwanda-Rundi): town, city, municipality

Definitions

  1. town, city, municipality

Ancestry of “umujyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimjitown, village; the central part of a kanga
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀gìɪ̀village
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀gìɪ̀ →Every word from Swahili mji →