Where does “mwanakwaya” come from?
mwanakwaya (Swahili) comes from Swahili kwaya, from English choir, from Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
mwanakwaya (Swahili): chorister, choir member
Definitions
- chorister, choir member
Ancestry of “mwanakwaya”, step by step
mwanakwaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swahili kwaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | kwaya | choir |
| 2 | English | choir | Singing group; group of people who sing together;... |
| 3 | Middle English | quer | A choir singers who musically accompany a liturgy |
| 4 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 6 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |