Where does “dhihaka” come from?

dhihaka (Swahili) comes from Arabic ضحك, from Arabic ضَحِكَ — to laugh.

dhihaka (Swahili): mockery, ridicule

Definitions

  1. mockery, ridicule

Ancestry of “dhihaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضحكverbal noun of ضَحِكَ; laughter; to laugh
2Arabicضَحِكَto laugh
Every word from Arabic ضَحِكَ →Every word from Arabic ضحك →