Where does “ŵaKorinte” come from?

ŵaKorinte (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka Korinte, from English corinth, from Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος, from Undetermined kar — point, peak; stone, hard.

Ancestry of “ŵaKorinte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TumbukaKorinte
2EnglishcorinthA small fruit; a currant
3LatinCorinthusCorinth
4Ancient GreekΚόρινθοςCorinth
5Undeterminedkarpoint, peak; stone, hard
Every word from Undetermined karEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚόρινθοςEvery word from Latin Corinthus