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Where does “jalada” come from?

jalada (Swahili) comes from Arabic جِلْد, from Proto-Semitic gild-.

jalada (Swahili): cover, binding

Definitions

  1. cover, binding

Ancestry of “jalada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجِلْدskin, hide
2Proto-Semiticgild-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gild- →