Where does “beseni” come from?

beseni (Swahili) comes from English basin, from Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

beseni (Swahili): basin bowl for washing

Definitions

  1. basin bowl for washing

Ancestry of “beseni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbasina wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a...
2Middle EnglishbasynA basin large bowl
3Old Frenchbacinbasin
4Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
5Late Latinbaccawine jug
Every word from Late Latin bacca →