Where does “mwanahisabati” come from?

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

mwanahisabati (Swahili): mathematician

Definitions

  1. mathematician

Ancestry of “mwanahisabati”, step by step

mwanahisabati 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 hisabati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilihisabatimathematics
2Arabicحِسَبَةِcalculating, computing
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