Where does “sumukuvu” come from?

sumukuvu (Swahili) comes from Swahili sumu, from Arabic سُمّ.

sumukuvu (Swahili): poison fungus

Definitions

  1. poison fungus

Ancestry of “sumukuvu”, step by step

sumukuvu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili sumu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisumupoison; venom
2Arabicسُمّ—

via Swahili kuvu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikuvufungus
Every word from Arabic سُمّ →Every word from Swahili sumu →