Where does “jota” come from?

jota (Yao (Africa)) comes from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- — to burn (of a fire).

jota (Yao (Africa)): to sit near a fire in order to get warm

Definitions

  1. to sit near a fire in order to get warm

Ancestry of “jota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*-jótato warm oneself
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-jot-to burn (of a fire)
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- →Every word from Proto-Bantu *-jóta →