Where does “lembera” come from?

lembera (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka lemba, from Proto-Bantu *-démba — to mark.

Ancestry of “lembera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tumbukalembato mark
2Proto-Bantu*-démbato mark
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-démba →Every word from Tumbuka lemba →