Where does “Zebaki” come from?

Zebaki (Swahili) comes from Arabic زِئْبَق, from Classical Syriac ܙܝܘܓ.

Ancestry of “Zebaki”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	زِئْبَق	mercury
2	Classical Syriac	ܙܝܘܓ	—

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