Where does “asherati” come from?

asherati (Swahili) comes from Arabic عشرة, from Arabic ش, from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

asherati (Swahili): licentiousness, libidinosity, promiscuity

Definitions

  1. licentiousness, libidinosity, promiscuity

Ancestry of “asherati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعشرةten; عَشْرَةَ •  f; -teen
2Arabicشش; ر
3Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
4Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—

Words derived from “asherati”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →Every word from Arabic ش →