Where does “mwanachuo” come from?

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

mwanachuo (Swahili): student

Definitions

  1. student

Ancestry of “mwanachuo”, step by step

mwanachuo 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 chuo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilichuoschool; college; book
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà →Every word from Swahili mwana →