Where does “Ibilisi” come from?

Ibilisi (Swahili) comes from Arabic إِبْلِيس, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

Ibilisi (Swahili): Satan, Iblis

Definitions

  1. Satan, Iblis

Ancestry of “Ibilisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicإِبْلِيسIblis; Iblees, devil; demon, devil
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic إِبْلِيس →
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