Where does “falsafa” come from?

falsafa (Swahili) comes from Arabic فَلْسَفَة, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

falsafa (Swahili): philosophy

Definitions

philosophy

Ancestry of “falsafa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	فَلْسَفَة	philosophy
2	Ancient Greek	φιλοσοφία	love of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge; the...
3	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “falsafa”

mwanafalsafa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία →