Where does “mwasherati” come from?

mwasherati (Swahili) comes from Swahili asherati, from Arabic عشرة, from Arabic ش, from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

mwasherati (Swahili): adulterer, fornicator

Definitions

  1. adulterer, fornicator

Ancestry of “mwasherati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliasheratilicentiousness, libidinosity, promiscuity
2Arabicعشرةten; عَشْرَةَ •  f; -teen
3Arabicشش; ر
4Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
5Proto-Afroasiaticsin-
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn-Every word from Arabic ش