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Where does “siJalimane” come from?

siJalimane (Swazi) comes from Swazi liJalimane, from English Germany, from Middle English germanie, from Old French Germanie, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

siJalimane (Swazi): German language

Definitions

  1. German language

Ancestry of “siJalimane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwaziliJalimaneGerman person
2EnglishGermany—
3Middle Englishgermanie—
4Old FrenchGermanie—
5LatinGermānia—
6LatinGermānī—
7LatinGermānus—
8Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
9Proto-Italicgenamen—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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