Where does “jumbosija” come from?
jumbosija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jumbo, from English Jumbo, from Swahili jumbe, from Swahili umba, from Proto-Bantu -bʊ́mba — to work clay.
jumbosija (Finnish): cellar, wooden spoon
Ancestry of “jumbosija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | jumbo | last, last one, especially in a competition;... |
| 2 | English | Jumbo | — |
| 3 | Swahili | jumbe | chief, headman |
| 4 | Swahili | umba | to create; to fashion; to make pottery |
| 5 | Proto-Bantu | -bʊ́mba | to work clay |