Where does “alasiri” come from?
alasiri (Swahili) comes from Arabic عصر, from Arabic عَصَرَ — to press, to squeeze.
alasiri (Swahili): late afternoon
Ancestry of “alasiri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | عصر | to press, to squeeze, to wring; to modernize,... |
| 2 | Arabic | عَصَرَ | to press, to squeeze |