Where does “shehe” come from?
shehe (Chichewa) comes from Swahili shehe, from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
shehe (Chichewa): sheik
Ancestry of “shehe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | shehe | sheik; king |
| 2 | Arabic | شَيْخ | sheikh; an elder in charge; elder |
| 3 | Arabic | شَاخَ | to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow... |