Where does “mwanamke” come from?

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

mwanamke (Swahili): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “mwanamke”, step by step

mwanamke 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 mke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimkewife; Contraction of mwanamke: woman
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀kádíwoman; wife
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