Where does “Mlungu” come from?

Mlungu (Taita) comes from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀ — white person.

Mlungu (Taita): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Mlungu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀white person
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀
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