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Where does “Shaabani” come from?

Shaabani (Swahili) comes from Arabic شَعْبَان, from Arabic شَعَبَ — to scatter, to disperse.

Ancestry of “Shaabani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَعْبَان—
2Arabicشَعَبَto scatter, to disperse
Every word from Arabic شَعَبَ →