Where does “mwanachama” come from?

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

mwanachama (Swahili): member; party member

Definitions

  1. member; party member

Ancestry of “mwanachama”, step by step

mwanachama 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 chama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilichamaorganization, society; union; party

Words derived from “mwanachama”

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