Where does “صاواش” come from?
صاواش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic saba-, from Chichewa ba, from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.
Ancestry of “صاواش”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Turkic | saba- | to beat, hit, fight |
| 2 | Chichewa | ba | steal |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | -jíba | to steal |