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Where does “mchwa” come from?

mchwa (Swahili) comes from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀cʊ́á — termite.

mchwa (Swahili): termite

Definitions

  1. termite

Ancestry of “mchwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumʊ̀cʊ́átermite
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