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
jumbosija 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 sija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sija | place, position, room, stead, instead; ranking;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sija | place, position |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stiją | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |