Where does “kilelehk” come from?

kilelehk (Mokilese) comes from Swahili kilele, from Arabic قُلَّة, from Aramaic קוּלְתָא.

kilelehk (Mokilese): to take a picture

Definitions

  1. to take a picture

Ancestry of “kilelehk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikilelepeak; summit
2Arabicقُلَّةjar, wine jug; pinnacle, zenith
3Aramaicקוּלְתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּלְתָא →Every word from Arabic قُلَّة →Every word from Swahili kilele →