Where does “mshiriki” come from?

mshiriki (Swahili) comes from Swahili shiriki, from Arabic شارك, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

mshiriki (Swahili): member, associate, partner

Definitions

  1. member, associate, partner

Ancestry of “mshiriki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilishirikito participate (to join in, to take part, to involve oneself)
2Arabicشاركto share, to participate; to form a partnership,...
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic شارك →