Where does “simama” come from?

simama (Swahili) comes from Portuguese -ama, from Portuguese -ame, from Latin -amen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

simama (Swahili): to stand

Definitions

  1. to stand

Ancestry of “simama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-amaforms nouns indicating a disorderly group or...
2Portuguese-ameforms nouns indicating a group or collection of...
3Latin-amen
4Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
5Proto-Italic*-mn̥

Words derived from “simama

Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥Every word from Latin -menEvery word from Portuguese -ama