Where does “isimo” come from?

isimo (Zulu) comes from Zulu ma, from Proto-Bantu -jɪ́ma — to stand; to stop.

isimo (Zulu): state, condition, status; form, shape; nature,...

Definitions

  1. state, condition, status; form, shape; nature,...

Ancestry of “isimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulumato stand, to be standing; to stand still, to not...
2Proto-Bantu-jɪ́mato stand; to stop
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jɪ́ma →Every word from Zulu ma →