Where does “ŵaHamati” come from?

ŵaHamati (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka Hamati, from English Hamath, from Ecclesiastical Latin Emath, from Ancient Greek Ημαθ, from Hebrew חמת — hot spring(s).

Ancestry of “ŵaHamati”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tumbuka	Hamati	Hamath
2	English	Hamath	An Iron Age city located in north-west Syria. Roughly equivalent to modern day Hama
3	Ecclesiastical Latin	Emath	—
4	Ancient Greek	Ημαθ	—
5	Hebrew	חמת	hot spring(s)

Every word from Hebrew חמת →Every word from Ancient Greek Ημαθ →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin Emath →