Where does “msimbojeni” come from?

msimbojeni (Swahili) comes from Swahili jeni, from English gene, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

msimbojeni (Swahili): DNA

Definitions

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Ancestry of “msimbojeni”, step by step

msimbojeni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili jeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilijenigene
2EnglishgeneA theoretical unit of heredity of living...
3Germangēn—
4Middle High Germangēn—
5Old High Germangēn—
6Proto-West Germanicgānto go
7Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Swahili msimbo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimsimboa nickname or code for something else
2Swahilim-The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...
3Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
4Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →