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
- genus
Ancestry of “Hakuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | hakuna matata | there are no problems |
| 2 | Swahili | matata | trouble, problems |
| 3 | Finnish | matta | matte |
| 4 | Swedish | mått | a measure; a measure, an action |
| 5 | Old Swedish | mat | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | mât | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | māt | — |
| 8 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |