Where does “dhihaki” come from?

dhihaki (Swahili) comes from Arabic ضَحِكَ — to laugh.

dhihaki (Swahili): to ridicule, to make fun of, to mock, to scoff

Definitions

  1. to ridicule, to make fun of, to mock, to scoff

Ancestry of “dhihaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضَحِكَto laugh
Every word from Arabic ضَحِكَ
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