Where does “jumbo” come from?

jumbo (Spanish) comes from English Jumbo, from Swahili jumbe, from Swahili umba, from Proto-Bantu -bʊ́mba — to work clay.

jumbo (Spanish): jumbo

Definitions

  1. jumbo

Ancestry of “jumbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJumboA nickname for one or that of a large size
2Swahilijumbechief, headman
3Swahiliumbato create; to fashion; to make pottery
4Proto-Bantu-bʊ́mbato work clay
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bʊ́mba →