Where does “hanziri” come from?

hanziri (Swahili) comes from Arabic خِنْزِير, from Aramaic חֲזִירָא.

hanziri (Swahili): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “hanziri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخِنْزِيرpig, swine
2Aramaicחֲזִירָא—
Every word from Aramaic חֲזִירָא →Every word from Arabic خِنْزِير →