Where does “kiyama” come from?

kiyama (Swahili) comes from Arabic قِيَامَة, from Arabic قَامَ — to rise; to get up.

kiyama (Swahili): resurrection

Definitions

  1. resurrection

Ancestry of “kiyama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقِيَامَةresurrection, upheaval
2Arabicقَامَto rise; to get up
Every word from Arabic قَامَ →Every word from Arabic قِيَامَة →