Where does “mwananchi” come from?

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

mwananchi (Swahili): citizen

Definitions

  1. citizen

Ancestry of “mwananchi”, step by step

mwananchi 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 nchi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilinchicountry; earth
2Bantubnt-pro—

Words derived from “mwananchi”

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