Where does “habusu” come from?

habusu (Swahili) comes from Arabic حَبْس — confinement.

habusu (Swahili): prisoner

Definitions

  1. prisoner

Ancestry of “habusu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَبْسconfinement
Every word from Arabic حَبْس
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