Where does “Vinasi” come from?

Vinasi (Tumbuka) comes from English venus, from Middle English venus, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Vinasi (Tumbuka): Venus planet of the Solar System

Definitions

  1. Venus planet of the Solar System

Ancestry of “Vinasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvenusAny of the bivalve molluscs in the genus "Venus"...
2Middle EnglishvenusThe reddish-brown metal; copper
3Latinvenussale, purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Latin venus →Every word from Middle English venus →