Where does “umanyi” come from?

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

umanyi (Tumbuka): knowledge

Definitions

  1. knowledge

Ancestry of “umanyi”, step by step

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