Where does “mwanafalaki” come from?

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

mwanafalaki (Swahili): astronomer

Definitions

  1. astronomer

Ancestry of “mwanafalaki”, step by step

mwanafalaki 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 falaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilifalakiastronomy; astrology
2Arabicفَلَك—
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà →Every word from Swahili mwana →