Where does “mwanasiasa” come from?

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

mwanasiasa (Swahili): politician

Definitions

  1. politician

Ancestry of “mwanasiasa”, step by step

mwanasiasa 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 siasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisiasapolitics
2Arabicسِيَاسَةpolicy, politics
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