Where does “zima” come from?

zima (Swahili) comes from Proto-Bantu *-díma, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- — to extinguish.

zima (Swahili): whole; entire; full; mature; fully grown; well

Definitions

  1. whole; entire; full; mature; fully grown; well

Ancestry of “zima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*-díma—
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*dim-to extinguish

Words derived from “zima”

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- →Every word from Proto-Bantu *-díma →