Where does “umlimi” come from?

umlimi (Northern Ndebele) comes from Northern Ndebele umu-, from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]].

umlimi (Northern Ndebele): farmer

Definitions

  1. farmer

Ancestry of “umlimi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Ndebeleumu-Class 1 noun prefix; Class 3 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]] →Every word from Northern Ndebele umu- →