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Where does “nafaka” come from?

nafaka (Swahili) comes from Ottoman Turkish نفقه, from Arabic نَفَقَة.

nafaka (Swahili): grain, cereal

Definitions

  1. grain, cereal

Ancestry of “nafaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنفقه—
2Arabicنَفَقَة—
Every word from Arabic نَفَقَة →