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Where does “dhakari” come from?

dhakari (Swahili) comes from Arabic ذَكَر, from Proto-Semitic ðikar- — man; male; phallus.

dhakari (Swahili): penis

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “dhakari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicذَكَر—
2Proto-Semiticðikar-man; male; phallus
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