Where does “zima” come from?

zima (Lingala) comes from Swahili zima, from Proto-Bantu *-díma, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- — to extinguish.

zima (Lingala): to be extinguished, to go out

Definitions

  1. to be extinguished, to go out

Ancestry of “zima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilizimawhole; entire; full; mature; fully grown; well
2Proto-Bantu*-díma—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*dim-to extinguish
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- →Every word from Proto-Bantu *-díma →Every word from Swahili zima →