Where does “manya” come from?

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

manya (Tumbuka): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “manya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*-mànyato know
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*man-to know

Words derived from “manya”

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- →Every word from Proto-Bantu *-mànya →
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