Where does “jahili” come from?

jahili (Swahili) comes from Arabic جَاهِل — ignorant, fool, uneducated.

jahili (Swahili): idiot, fool

Definitions

  1. idiot, fool

Ancestry of “jahili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَاهِلignorant, fool, uneducated
Every word from Arabic جَاهِل
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