Where does “mwanahewa” come from?

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

mwanahewa (Swahili): pilot

Definitions

  1. pilot

Ancestry of “mwanahewa”, step by step

mwanahewa 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 hewa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilihewaair
2Arabicهَوَاءair, atmosphere

Words derived from “mwanahewa”

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