Where does “mwanangu” come from?

mwanangu (Yao (Africa)) comes from Yao (Africa) jwangu, from Yao (Africa) jwa-, from Proto-Bantu jʊ̀á- — Class 1 possessive concord.

mwanangu (Yao (Africa)): my child

Definitions

  1. my child

Ancestry of “mwanangu”, step by step

mwanangu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yao (Africa) jwangu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yao (Africa)jwanguClass 1 inflected form of
2Yao (Africa)jwa-Class 1 possessive concord
3Proto-Bantujʊ̀á-Class 1 possessive concord

via Yao (Africa) mwanace

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yao (Africa)mwanacechild
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jánàchild
Every word from Proto-Bantu jʊ̀á- →Every word from Yao (Africa) jwa- →Every word from Yao (Africa) jwangu →