Where does “jwangalumbana” come from?

jwangalumbana (Yao (Africa)) comes from Yao (Africa) jwa, from Yao (Africa) ju-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀- — Class 1 pronominal concord.

jwangalumbana (Yao (Africa)): Class 1 inflected form of

Definitions

  1. Class 1 inflected form of

Ancestry of “jwangalumbana”, step by step

jwangalumbana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yao (Africa) jwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yao (Africa)jwaClass 1 inflected form of -a
2Yao (Africa)ju-Class 1 pronominal concord
3Proto-Bantu*jʊ̀-Class 1 pronominal concord

via Yao (Africa) ngalumbana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yao (Africa)ngalumbanato not be good
2Chichewa-nga-can
Every word from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀- →Every word from Yao (Africa) ju- →Every word from Yao (Africa) jwa →