Where does “safari” come from?
Safari comes from Swahili safari, derived from Arabic sáfar, originally meaning journey or travel.
safari (English): A trip into any undeveloped area to see,...
Definitions
- A trip into any undeveloped area to see,...
Ancestry of “safari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | safari | journey, trip; a time or instance |
| 2 | Arabic | سَفَر | journey, travel; trip |
| 3 | Arabic | عَلِيّ | to be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be... |
Words derived from “safari”