Where does “Hakuna” come from?

Hakuna (Translingual) comes from Swahili hakuna matata, from Swahili matata, from Finnish matta, from Swedish mått, from Old Swedish mat, from Middle Low German mât, from Old Saxon māt, from Pali mātu — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Hakuna (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Hakuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilihakuna matatathere are no problems
2Swahilimatatatrouble, problems
3Finnishmattamatte
4Swedishmåtta measure; a measure, an action
5Old Swedishmat
6Middle Low Germanmât
7Old Saxonmāt
8Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
9Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Germanic mētōEvery word from Pali mātu
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