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