Where does “isimu” come from?

isimu (Swahili) comes from Arabic اِسْم, from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- — name.

isimu (Swahili): linguistics

Definitions

  1. linguistics

Ancestry of “isimu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاِسْمname, appellation; noun; name; reputation
2Proto-Semiticšim-name
3Proto-Afroasiaticsim-name

Words derived from “isimu”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sim- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šim- →Every word from Arabic اِسْم →
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