Where does “stimela” come from?
stimela (Fanagalo) comes from Zulu isitimela, from English steamer, from English steam, from Middle English steem, from Old English stēam, from Proto-Germanic staumaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
stimela (Fanagalo): train
Definitions
- train
Ancestry of “stimela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zulu | isitimela | train |
| 2 | English | steamer | A device or object that works by the operation of... |
| 3 | English | steam | The vapor formed when water changes from liquid... |
| 4 | Middle English | steem | — |
| 5 | Old English | stēam | steam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | staumaz | steam, vapour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |