Where does “jumbo” come from?
jumbo (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English Jumbo, from Swahili jumbe, from Swahili umba, from Proto-Bantu -bʊ́mba — to work clay.
jumbo (Norwegian Bokmål): a person or team that finishes last
Definitions
- a person or team that finishes last
Ancestry of “jumbo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Jumbo | A nickname for one or that of a large size |
| 2 | Swahili | jumbe | chief, headman |
| 3 | Swahili | umba | to create; to fashion; to make pottery |
| 4 | Proto-Bantu | -bʊ́mba | to work clay |
Words derived from “jumbo”