Where does “manyikwa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “manyikwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tumbukamanyato know
2Proto-Bantu*-mànyato know
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*man-to know

Words derived from “manyikwa”

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