Where does “dyumbi” come from?

dyumbi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Kimbundu nzumbi — ghost.

dyumbi (Sranan Tongo): ghost, spirit, spectre

Definitions

  1. ghost, spirit, spectre

Ancestry of “dyumbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kimbundunzumbighost
Every word from Kimbundu nzumbi