Where does “mũtharaba” come from?

mũtharaba (Kikuyu) comes from Swahili msalaba, from Arabic صَلِيب — cross.

mũtharaba (Kikuyu): cross

Definitions

  1. cross

Ancestry of “mũtharaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimsalabacross
2Arabicصَلِيبcross
Every word from Arabic صَلِيب →Every word from Swahili msalaba →