Where does “Bahari ya Shamu” come from?
Bahari ya Shamu (Swahili) comes from Swahili bahari, from Persian بهاری, from Persian بهار, from Middle Persian whʾl, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *wáhār, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.
Bahari ya Shamu (Swahili): Red Sea
Definitions
- Red Sea
Ancestry of “Bahari ya Shamu”, step by step
Bahari ya Shamu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swahili bahari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | bahari | sea, ocean |
| 2 | Persian | بهاری | vernal, pertaining to spring |
| 3 | Persian | بهار | spring; blossom |
| 4 | Middle Persian | whʾl | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼 | spring |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wáhār | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wásr̥ | spring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |
via Swahili Shamu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | Shamu | Greater Syria |
| 2 | Arabic | الشام | the north |
| 3 | Arabic | الشَّام | — |
via Swahili ya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | ya |