Where does “Jumapili” come from?
Jumapili (Swahili) comes from Swahili juma, from Arabic جمعة, from Arabic جَمَعَ, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.
Jumapili (Swahili): Sunday day of the week
Definitions
- Sunday day of the week
Ancestry of “Jumapili”, step by step
Jumapili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swahili juma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | juma | week |
| 2 | Arabic | جمعة | week; Friday |
| 3 | Arabic | جَمَعَ | to unite, to reconcile; to gather; to collect,... |
| 4 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |
via Swahili pili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | pili | two; second |