Where does “alasiri” come from?

alasiri (Swahili) comes from Arabic عصر, from Arabic عَصَرَ — to press, to squeeze.

alasiri (Swahili): late afternoon

Definitions

  1. late afternoon

Ancestry of “alasiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعصرto press, to squeeze, to wring; to modernize,...
2Arabicعَصَرَto press, to squeeze
Every word from Arabic عَصَرَEvery word from Arabic عصر
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