English
jembe
Jembe comes from Swahili jembe ‘hoe’, and goes back to Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè.
- Proto-Bantuprehistoric (reconstructed)*ìgèmbèreconstructed
- Swahilimodernjembe‘hoe’
- Englishearliest quotation 1993same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Bantuprehistoric (reconstructed)*ìgèmbèreconstructed
- Swahilimodernjembe‘hoe’
- Englishearliest quotation 1993same form
Earliest quotation: 1993, Samuel M. Wamae, How to Win in the Coming Jua Kali Boom: “How many jembes do the people of your village…”
Every English word from Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè
Today it means
noun A kind of hoe (digging tool).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè / jembe