Where does “mwanaanga” come from?

mwanaanga (Swahili) comes from Swahili mwana, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà — child.

mwanaanga (Swahili): astronaut; cosmonaut

Definitions

  1. astronaut; cosmonaut

Ancestry of “mwanaanga”, step by step

mwanaanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili mwana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimwanachild; In compounds, someone who does or has a...
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jánàchild

via Swahili anga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliangasky; to fly; to count
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