Where does “umumo” come from?

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

umumo (Zulu): feature, characteristic; condition, state

Definitions

  1. feature, characteristic; condition, state

Ancestry of “umumo”, 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 →