Where does “biashara” come from?

biashara (Swahili) comes from Arabic بَاعَ — sell; to sell.

biashara (Swahili): business, trade, commerce

Definitions

  1. business, trade, commerce

Ancestry of “biashara”, step by step

biashara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic بَاعَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَاعَsell; to sell

via Arabic شَرَى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَرَىbuy

Words derived from “biashara

Every word from Arabic بَاعَ