Where does “Somaliphobia” come from?

Somaliphobia (English) comes from English Phobia, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

Somaliphobia (English): The hatred or fear of Somalis

Definitions

  1. The hatred or fear of Somalis

Ancestry of “Somaliphobia”, step by step

Somaliphobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Phobia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPhobiaAn irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

via English Somali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSomaliA Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia and...
2SomaliSoomaaliSomali
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ-Every word from Ancient Greek ΦόβοςEvery word from English Phobia