Where does “mzimamoto” come from?

mzimamoto (Swahili) comes from Swahili zimamoto, from Swahili moto, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- — to burn (of a fire).

mzimamoto (Swahili): firefighter

Definitions

  1. firefighter

Ancestry of “mzimamoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilizimamotofire department
2Swahilimotofire, flame; energy, charge; heat, temperature,...
3Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀jótòfire
4Proto-Bantu*-jótato warm oneself
5Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-jot-to burn (of a fire)
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- →Every word from Proto-Bantu *-jóta →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò →