Where does “maendeleo” come from?

maendeleo (Swahili) comes from Swahili endelea, from Swahili enda, from Proto-Bantu -gènda — to walk, to go; to travel.

maendeleo (Swahili): development, progress, growth

Definitions

  1. development, progress, growth

Ancestry of “maendeleo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwahiliendeleaApplicative form of -endea: continue, proceed,...
2Swahiliendawalk, go; go ahead, progress
3Proto-Bantu-gèndato walk, to go; to travel

Words derived from “maendeleo”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -gènda →Every word from Swahili enda →Every word from Swahili endelea →