Where does “Zanzibarian” come from?
Zanzibarian (English) comes from English Zanzibar, from Persian زنگبار, from Persian بار, from French bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri.
Zanzibarian (English): Of or relating to Zanzibar
Definitions
- Of or relating to Zanzibar
Ancestry of “Zanzibarian”, step by step
Zanzibarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Zanzibar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Zanzibar | which merged with Tanganyika in 1963 to form Tanzania |
| 2 | Persian | زنگبار | Zanzibar |
| 3 | Persian | بار | present stem form of باریدن; burden, load,... |
| 4 | French | bar | A bar; A bass |
| 5 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 6 | German | bär | — |
| 7 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 8 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |