Where does “dhima” come from?

dhima (Ndonga) comes from Proto-Bantu *-díma, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- — to extinguish.

dhima (Ndonga): to wipe off, efface, erase

Definitions

  1. to wipe off, efface, erase

Ancestry of “dhima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*-díma—
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*dim-to extinguish
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- →Every word from Proto-Bantu *-díma →
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