Where does “zima” come from?

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

zima (Nyoro): to go out (of a fire)

Definitions

  1. to go out (of a fire)

Ancestry of “zima”, 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 →