Where does “kimau” come from?
kimau (Swahili) comes from Portuguese quimão, from Japanese 着物, from Japanese 物, from Japanese 物言い, from Japanese 物言う — to talk.
kimau (Swahili): a type of tunic with short sleeves
Definitions
- a type of tunic with short sleeves
Ancestry of “kimau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | quimão | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 着物 | a kimono |
| 3 | Japanese | 物 | thing; story, genre |
| 4 | Japanese | 物言い | — |
| 5 | Japanese | 物言う | to talk |