Where does “umlimi” come from?

umlimi (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa lima, from Proto-Bantu -dɪ̀ma — to cultivate.

umlimi (Xhosa): farmer

Definitions

  1. farmer

Ancestry of “umlimi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosalimato farm, cultivate; to plough
2Proto-Bantu-dɪ̀mato cultivate
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dɪ̀ma →Every word from Xhosa lima →