Where does “mwanadamu” come from?
mwanadamu (Swahili) comes from Swahili Adamu, from Arabic آدَم, from Arabic آدَمُ, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.
mwanadamu (Swahili): human
Ancestry of “mwanadamu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | Adamu | — |
| 2 | Arabic | آدَم | Adam |
| 3 | Arabic | آدَمُ | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | אָדָם | earth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person |
| 5 | Hebrew | אדמה | earth, soil, land |