Where does “meesi gakumwa” come from?

meesi gakumwa (Yao (Africa)) comes from Yao meesi, from Proto-Bantu màjíjɪ̀ — water.

meesi gakumwa (Yao (Africa)): drinking water

Definitions

  1. drinking water

Ancestry of “meesi gakumwa”, step by step

meesi gakumwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yao meesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yaomeesiwater
2Proto-Bantumàjíjɪ̀water

via Yao (Africa) kumwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yao (Africa)kumwa—
2Proto-Bantu*kʊ̀ɲóa—
Every word from Proto-Bantu màjíjɪ̀ →Every word from Yao meesi →