Where does “jina” come from?

jina (Swahili) comes from Proto-Bantu ìjínà, from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà.

jina (Swahili): name; noun

Definitions

  1. name; noun

Ancestry of “jina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuìjínàname
2Proto-Benue-Congo*-zina—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-ghínà—

Words derived from “jina”

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ghínà →Every word from Proto-Benue-Congo *-zina →Every word from Proto-Bantu ìjínà →