Where does “falahi” come from?

falahi (Swahili) comes from Arabic فَلَّاح, from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ, from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܦܵܠܹܚ, from Aramaic פלחא, from Aramaic פ-ל-ח.

falahi (Swahili): peasant

Definitions

  1. peasant

Ancestry of “falahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَلَّاحfarmer; peasant
2Classical Syriacܦܠܚܐservant, attendant, agent, minister; artisan;...
3Assyrian Neo-Aramaicܦܵܠܹܚ—
4Aramaicפלחאservant, attendant; worshipper; artisan
5Aramaicפ-ל-ח—
Every word from Aramaic פ-ל-ח →Every word from Aramaic פלחא →Every word from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܦܵܠܹܚ →