Where does “mwanaisimu” come from?

mwanaisimu (Swahili) comes from Swahili isimu, from Arabic اِسْم, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

mwanaisimu (Swahili): linguist

Definitions

  1. linguist

Ancestry of “mwanaisimu”, step by step

mwanaisimu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili isimu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliisimulinguistics
2Arabicاِسْمname, appellation; noun; name; reputation
3Proto-Semiticšim-name
4Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name

via Swahili mwana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimwanachild; In compounds, someone who does or has a...
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jánàchild
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Arabic اِسْم →