Where does “wake” come from?

wake (Swahili) comes from Swahili mke, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀kádí — woman; wife.

wake (Swahili): plural of mke

Definitions

  1. plural of mke

Ancestry of “wake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimkewife; Contraction of mwanamke: woman
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀kádíwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀kádí →Every word from Swahili mke →