Where does “paoneaanga” come from?

paoneaanga (Swahili) comes from Swahili onea, from Swahili ona, from Proto-Bantu -bóna — to see; to find.

paoneaanga (Swahili): observatory place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed

Definitions

  1. observatory place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed

Ancestry of “paoneaanga”, step by step

paoneaanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili onea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwahilioneaApplicative form of -ona: look at; feel toward,...
2Swahilionato see, to find; to feel, to perceive
3Proto-Bantu-bónato see; to find

via Swahili anga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliangasky; to fly; to count
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bóna →Every word from Swahili ona →Every word from Swahili onea →