Where does “Shamu” come from?

Shamu (Swahili) comes from Arabic الشام, from Arabic الشَّام.

Shamu (Swahili): Greater Syria

Definitions

  1. Greater Syria

Ancestry of “Shamu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالشامthe north
2Arabicالشَّام—

Words derived from “Shamu”

Every word from Arabic الشَّام →Every word from Arabic الشام →