Where does “mwanambuzi” come from?

mwanambuzi (Swahili) comes from Swahili mbuzi, from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́dì, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi — goat.

mwanambuzi (Swahili): kid

Definitions

  1. kid

Ancestry of “mwanambuzi”, step by step

mwanambuzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili mbuzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimbuzigoat
2Proto-Bantumbʊ́dìgoat
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-búdigoat

via Swahili mwana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimwanachild; In compounds, someone who does or has a...
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jánàchild
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi →Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́dì →Every word from Swahili mbuzi →