muunganisho

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *mu-

Swahili mu-

Swahili unga

Proto-Bantu *-ana

Swahili -ana

Swahili ungana

Proto-Bantu *-ɪka

Proto-Bantu *-ia

Common Bantu *-ɪkia

Proto-Sabaki *-išya

Swahili -isha

Swahili unganisha

Proto-Bantu *-ò

Proto-Sabaki *-o

Swahili -o

Swahili muunganisho

From mu- + unganisha (“to connect”) + -o.

Pronunciation

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Noun

muunganisho class III (plural miunganisho class IV)

1. connection (a link between things)