Where does “Jumatano” come from?

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

Jumatano (Swahili): Wednesday day of the week

Definitions

  1. Wednesday day of the week

Ancestry of “Jumatano”, step by step

Jumatano 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 tano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitanofive
2Proto-Bantu*-táànòfive
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic جَمَعَ →