Where does “omba foꞌkhaꞌ” come from?

omba foꞌkhaꞌ (Chickasaw) comes from Swahili omba, from Proto-Bantu *-dómba — to ask for.

omba foꞌkhaꞌ (Chickasaw): raincoat

Definitions

  1. raincoat

Ancestry of “omba foꞌkhaꞌ”, step by step

omba foꞌkhaꞌ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili omba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliombato ask
2Proto-Bantu*-dómbato ask for

via Chickasaw fokha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chickasawfokhato get dressed
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-dómba →Every word from Swahili omba →
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