Where does “mwanafalsafa” come from?
mwanafalsafa (Swahili) comes from Swahili falsafa, from Arabic فَلْسَفَة, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
mwanafalsafa (Swahili): philosopher
Definitions
- philosopher
Ancestry of “mwanafalsafa”, step by step
mwanafalsafa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swahili falsafa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | falsafa | philosophy |
| 2 | Arabic | فَلْسَفَة | philosophy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φιλοσοφία | love of knowledge, pursuit of knowledge; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |