Where does “mwanakemia” come from?

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

mwanakemia (Swahili): chemist

Definitions

  1. chemist

Ancestry of “mwanakemia”, step by step

mwanakemia 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 kemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikemiachemistry
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánàEvery word from Swahili mwana