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Where does “msalaba” come from?

msalaba (Swahili) comes from Arabic صَلِيب — cross.

msalaba (Swahili): cross

Definitions

  1. cross

Ancestry of “msalaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَلِيبcross
Every word from Arabic صَلِيب →