Where does “thamaki” come from?

thamaki (Kikuyu) comes from Swahili samaki, from Arabic سَمَك — fish.

thamaki (Kikuyu): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “thamaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisamakifish
2Arabicسَمَكfish
Every word from Arabic سَمَك →Every word from Swahili samaki →
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