Where does “mwanasanaa” come from?

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

mwanasanaa (Swahili): artist

Definitions

  1. artist

Ancestry of “mwanasanaa”, step by step

mwanasanaa 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 sanaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisanaaartwork, art
2Arabicصَنْعَة—
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jánà →Every word from Swahili mwana →