Where does “Mwafrika” come from?
Mwafrika (Swahili) comes from Swahili Afrika, from English Africa, from Old French Affrike, from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera, from Proto-Albanian aps.
Mwafrika (Swahili): African
Ancestry of “Mwafrika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | Afrika | Africa |
| 2 | English | Africa | — |
| 3 | Old French | Affrike | — |
| 4 | Latin | āfricus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 6 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 8 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 9 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 11 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 12 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |