Where does “mwanahabari” come from?

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

mwanahabari (Swahili): journalist, reporter

Definitions

  1. journalist, reporter

Ancestry of “mwanahabari”, step by step

mwanahabari 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 habari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilihabarinews
2Arabicخَبَرnews, information

Words derived from “mwanahabari”

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