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Where does “homa” come from?

homa (Swahili) comes from Arabic حمى, from Arabic أَحْمَى.

homa (Swahili): fever; any illness or infection

Definitions

  1. fever; any illness or infection

Ancestry of “homa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحمىto protect; to shelter; fever
2Arabicأَحْمَى—
Every word from Arabic أَحْمَى →