Where does “orukumi” come from?

orukumi (Tooro) comes from Tooro oru-, from Proto-Bantu *[[dʊ́-]][[dʊ̀-]].

orukumi (Tooro): A unit of one thousand, a chiliad

Definitions

  1. A unit of one thousand, a chiliad

Ancestry of “orukumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Toorooru-Class 11 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[dʊ́-]][[dʊ̀-]]
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[dʊ́-]][[dʊ̀-]]Every word from Tooro oru-