Where does “zimamoto” come from?

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

zimamoto (Swahili): fire department

Definitions

  1. fire department

Ancestry of “zimamoto”, step by step

zimamoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili moto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimotofire, flame; energy, charge; heat, temperature,...
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀jótòfire
3Proto-Bantu*-jótato warm oneself
4Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-jot-to burn (of a fire)

via Swahili zima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilizimawhole; entire; full; mature; fully grown; well
2Proto-Bantu*-díma—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*dim-to extinguish

Words derived from “zimamoto”

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- →Every word from Proto-Bantu *-jóta →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò →