English
inyanga
Inyanga comes from Zulu ínyanga ‘traditional doctor or healer’, and goes back to Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà.
- Proto-Bantuprehistoric (reconstructed)*mʊ̀gàngàreconstructed
- Zulumodernínyanga‘traditional doctor or healer’
- Englishtodayinyanga
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Bantuprehistoric (reconstructed)*mʊ̀gàngàreconstructed
- Zulumodernínyanga‘traditional doctor or healer’
- Englishtodayinyanga
Every English word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà
Today it means
noun In Zulu communities, a traditional doctor or healer
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà / inyanga