Where does “jumbo-” come from?

jumbo- (Swedish) comes from English Jumbo, from Swahili jumbe, from Swahili umba, from Proto-Bantu -bʊ́mba — to work clay.

jumbo- (Swedish): very large

Definitions

  1. very large

Ancestry of “jumbo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJumboA nickname for one or that of a large size
2Swahilijumbechief, headman
3Swahiliumbato create; to fashion; to make pottery
4Proto-Bantu-bʊ́mbato work clay

Words derived from “jumbo-”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -bʊ́mba →Every word from Swahili umba →Every word from Swahili jumbe →