Where does “Jumanne” come from?

Jumanne (Swahili) comes from Swahili juma, from Arabic جمعة, from Arabic جَمَعَ, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

Jumanne (Swahili): Tuesday day of the week

Definitions

  1. Tuesday day of the week

Ancestry of “Jumanne”, step by step

Jumanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili juma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilijumaweek
2Arabicجمعةweek; Friday
3Arabicجَمَعَto unite, to reconcile; to gather; to collect,...
4Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
5Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—

via Swahili nne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilinnefour
2Proto-Bantu-nàìfour
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic جَمَعَ →
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