Where does “dawa” come from?

dawa (English) comes from Swahili dawa, from Arabic دَوَاء — medicine; medicament.

dawa (English): A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors

Definitions

  1. A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors

Ancestry of “dawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilidawamedicine
2Arabicدَوَاءmedicine; medicament
Every word from Arabic دَوَاء →Every word from Swahili dawa →