Where does “juma” come from?

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

juma (Swahili): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “juma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “juma”

Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic جَمَعَ →