Where does “lwangalumbana” come from?

lwangalumbana (Yao (Africa)) comes from Yao (Africa) ngalumbana, from Chichewa -nga- — can.

lwangalumbana (Yao (Africa)): Class 11 inflected form of

Definitions

  1. Class 11 inflected form of

Ancestry of “lwangalumbana”, step by step

lwangalumbana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yao (Africa) ngalumbana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yao (Africa)ngalumbanato not be good
2Chichewa-nga-can

via Yao (Africa) lwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yao (Africa)lwaClass 11 inflected form of -a
2Proto-Bantudʊ́á-Class 11 possessive concord
Every word from Chichewa -nga- →Every word from Yao (Africa) ngalumbana →