Where does “safari” come from?

safari (Indonesian) comes from Dutch safari, from Swahili safari, from Arabic سَفَر, from Arabic عَلِيّ — to be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

safari (Indonesian): safari

Definitions

  1. safari

Ancestry of “safari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsafarisafari
2Swahilisafarijourney, trip; a time or instance
3Arabicسَفَرjourney, travel; trip
4Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...
Every word from Arabic عَلِيّ →Every word from Arabic سَفَر →Every word from Swahili safari →