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Where does “сафари” come from?

сафари (Russian) comes from Swahili safari, from Arabic سَفَر, from Arabic عَلِيّ — to be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

сафари (Russian): safari

Definitions

  1. safari

Ancestry of “сафари”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisafarijourney, trip; a time or instance
2Arabicسَفَرjourney, travel; trip
3Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...
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