Etymology

inyanga

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Today it means: In Zulu communities, a traditional doctor or healer Full definition →

Zulu ínyanga ← Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà
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The story

  1. Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀gàngà
  2. Zuluínyanga
  3. English todayinyanga

Borrowed from Zulu ínyanga, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Doublet of mganga and ngaka.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.