Where does “mesa” come from?

mesa (Luo) comes from Swahili meza, from Omani Arabic ميز, from Persian میز, from Persian میزیدن.

mesa (Luo): table

Definitions

  1. table

Ancestry of “mesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimezatable; swallow
2Omani Arabicميزtable
3Persianمیزtable; desk; urine
4Persianمیزیدن
Every word from Persian میزیدنEvery word from Persian میزEvery word from Omani Arabic ميز
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