Where does “jwamlume” come from?

jwamlume (Yao (Africa)) comes from Yao (Africa) jwa, from Yao (Africa) ju-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀- — Class 1 pronominal concord.

jwamlume (Yao (Africa)): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “jwamlume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yao (Africa)jwaClass 1 inflected form of -a
2Yao (Africa)ju-Class 1 pronominal concord
3Proto-Bantu*jʊ̀-Class 1 pronominal concord
Every word from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀- →Every word from Yao (Africa) ju- →Every word from Yao (Africa) jwa →