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Where does “bawabu” come from?

bawabu (Swahili) comes from Arabic بَوَّاب.

bawabu (Swahili): doorman, gatekeeper

Definitions

  1. doorman, gatekeeper

Ancestry of “bawabu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَوَّاب—
Every word from Arabic بَوَّاب →