Where does “mchemraba” come from?
mchemraba (Swahili) comes from Swahili mraba, from Arabic مربع, from Arabic رَبَّعَ, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap- — to be warm, be hot.
mchemraba (Swahili): cube (polyhedron)
Definitions
- cube (polyhedron)
Ancestry of “mchemraba”, step by step
mchemraba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swahili mraba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | mraba | square, rectangle; squared; square |
| 2 | Arabic | مربع | square, quadrangular piece; quartet; square,... |
| 3 | Arabic | رَبَّعَ | to quadruple |
| 4 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 5 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
via Swahili mche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | mche | seedling, sapling |