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
- member, associate, partner
Ancestry of “mshiriki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | shiriki | — |
| 2 | Arabic | شارك | to share, to participate; to form a partnership,... |
| 3 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 4 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |