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

  1. Sunday day of the week

Ancestry of “Jumapili”, step by step

Jumapili 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 pili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilipilitwo; second
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-Every word from Arabic مEvery word from Arabic جَمَعَ