Where does “dhehebu” come from?
dhehebu (Swahili) comes from Swahili madhehebu, from Arabic مَذْهَب, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.
dhehebu (Swahili): denomination, sect
Ancestry of “dhehebu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | madhehebu | plural of dhehebu |
| 2 | Arabic | مَذْهَب | sect; way of going off; doctrine, school |
| 3 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 4 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 5 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 6 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 7 | Persian | کاستن | — |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |