utumishi

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *lu-

Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *wu-

Swahili u-

Swahili -tumisha

Proto-Bantu *-ì

Swahili -i

Swahili utumishi

From u- + -tumisha + -i.

Pronunciation

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Noun

utumishi class XI (no plural)

1. service