Where does “mwanabenki” come from?

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

mwanabenki (Swahili): banker

Definitions

  1. banker

Ancestry of “mwanabenki”, step by step

mwanabenki 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 benki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilibenkibank
2EnglishBankA major London Underground station in the City of London, named after the Bank of England and one of the busiest stations on the network OS grid ref TQ3281
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà →