Where does “jumbokoko” come from?
jumbokoko (Finnish) comes from Finnish jumbo, from English Jumbo, from Swahili jumbe, from Swahili umba, from Proto-Bantu -bʊ́mba — to work clay.
jumbokoko (Finnish): jumbo size
Ancestry of “jumbokoko”, step by step
jumbokoko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jumbo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jumbo | last, last one, especially in a competition;... |
| 2 | English | Jumbo | A nickname for one or that of a large size |
| 3 | Swahili | jumbe | chief, headman |
| 4 | Swahili | umba | to create; to fashion; to make pottery |
| 5 | Proto-Bantu | -bʊ́mba | to work clay |
via Finnish koko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koko | whole, entire; all; see all day, all night; heap |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | koko | whole, entire, all |