Where does “mbarathi” come from?

mbarathi (Kikuyu) comes from Swahili farasi, from Arabic فَرَس — horse, steed.

mbarathi (Kikuyu): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “mbarathi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilifarasihorse; framework; knight
2Arabicفَرَسhorse, steed
Every word from Arabic فَرَس →Every word from Swahili farasi →