Where does “珍寶客機” come from?

珍寶客機 (Chinese) comes from English Jumbo, from Swahili jumbe, from Swahili umba, from Proto-Bantu -bʊ́mba — to work clay.

珍寶客機 (Chinese): Boeing 747

Definitions

  1. Boeing 747

Ancestry of “珍寶客機”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJumboA nickname for one or that of a large size
2Swahilijumbechief, headman
3Swahiliumbato create; to fashion; to make pottery
4Proto-Bantu-bʊ́mbato work clay
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