Where does “maji taka” come from?

maji taka (Swahili) comes from Swahili maji, from Proto-Bantu màjíjɪ̀ — water.

maji taka (Swahili): sewage

Definitions

  1. sewage

Ancestry of “maji taka”, step by step

maji taka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili maji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimajiwater; any liquid
2Proto-Bantumàjíjɪ̀water

via Swahili taka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitakadirt; to want; be about to
Every word from Proto-Bantu màjíjɪ̀ →Every word from Swahili maji →