Where does “isimu” come from?
isimu (Swahili) comes from Arabic اِسْم, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.
isimu (Swahili): linguistics
Ancestry of “isimu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | اِسْم | name, appellation; noun; name; reputation |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | šim- | name |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | sim- | name |
Words derived from “isimu”