Where does “kiribatumbo” come from?

kiribatumbo (Swahili) comes from Swahili riba, from Arabic رِبًا.

kiribatumbo (Swahili): obesity

Definitions

  1. obesity

Ancestry of “kiribatumbo”, step by step

kiribatumbo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili riba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliribainterest; greed, avarice; usury
2Arabicرِبًا—

via Spanish tumbo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtumbojolt, shake, shudder; monastic cartulary
2Spanishtumbarto knock over, tip; to fall; to lie down
Every word from Arabic رِبًا →Every word from Swahili riba →
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