Etymology Explorer
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Where does “hema” come from?
hema (Chichewa) comes from Swahili hema, from Arabic خَيْمَة — tent.
hema
(Chichewa): tent
Definitions
tent
Ancestry of “hema”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Swahili
hema
tent
2
Arabic
خَيْمَة
tent
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