Where does “mwanakijiji” come from?

mwanakijiji (Swahili) comes from Swahili kijiji, from Swahili mji, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀gìɪ̀ — village.

mwanakijiji (Swahili): villager

Definitions

  1. villager

Ancestry of “mwanakijiji”, step by step

mwanakijiji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili kijiji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikijijivillage a rural habitation below the size of a town
2Swahilimjitown, village; the central part of a kanga
3Proto-Bantumʊ̀gìɪ̀village

via Swahili mwana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimwanachild; In compounds, someone who does or has a...
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jánàchild
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀gìɪ̀ →Every word from Swahili mji →Every word from Swahili kijiji →