Where does “muHamati” come from?

muHamati (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka Hamati, from English Hamath, from Ecclesiastical Latin Emath, from Ancient Greek Ημαθ, from Hebrew חמת — hot spring(s).

muHamati (Tumbuka): Hamathite

Definitions

  1. Hamathite

Ancestry of “muHamati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TumbukaHamatiHamath
2EnglishHamathAn Iron Age city located in north-west Syria. Roughly equivalent to modern day Hama
3Ecclesiastical LatinEmath—
4Ancient GreekΗμαθ—
5Hebrewחמתhot spring(s)
Every word from Hebrew חמת →Every word from Ancient Greek Ημαθ →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin Emath →