Where does “mwanabiashara” come from?

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

mwanabiashara (Swahili): trader, merchant

Definitions

  1. trader, merchant

Ancestry of “mwanabiashara”, step by step

mwanabiashara 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 biashara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilibiasharabusiness, trade, commerce
2Arabicبَاعَsell; to sell
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