Where does “હબશી” come from?
હબશી (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian حبشی, from Arabic حَبَشِيّ, from Arabic اَلْحَبَشَة.
હબશી (Gujarati): dark-skinned African, Negro, black man
Definitions
- dark-skinned African, Negro, black man
Ancestry of “હબશી”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | حبشی | — |
| 2 | Arabic | حَبَشِيّ | — |
| 3 | Arabic | اَلْحَبَشَة | — |