Where does “kumanyiska” come from?

kumanyiska (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka manyiska, from Tumbuka manya, from Proto-Bantu *-mànya, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- — to know.

Ancestry of “kumanyiska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tumbukamanyiskato know thoroughly
2Tumbukamanyato know
3Proto-Bantu*-mànyato know
4Proto-Atlantic-Congo*man-to know
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- →Every word from Proto-Bantu *-mànya →Every word from Tumbuka manya →