Where does “dahab” come from?

dahab (Somali) comes from Egyptian Arabic دهب, from Arabic ذَهَب — gold.

dahab (Somali): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “dahab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian Arabicدهبgold
2Arabicذَهَبgold
Every word from Arabic ذَهَب →Every word from Egyptian Arabic دهب →