Where does “mojawapo” come from?

mojawapo (Swahili) comes from Swahili moja, from Proto-Bantu -mòì — one.

mojawapo (Swahili): one of the

Definitions

  1. one of the

Ancestry of “mojawapo”, step by step

mojawapo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili moja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimojaone
2Proto-Bantu-mòìone

via Swahili wapo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliwapoto be (at a definite/specific place)
Every word from Proto-Bantu -mòì →Every word from Swahili moja →