Where does “ngamia” come from?

ngamia (Swahili) comes from Arabic جَمَل, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

ngamia (Swahili): camel; idiot

Definitions

  1. camel; idiot

Ancestry of “ngamia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَمَلcamel
2Proto-Semiticgamal-—

Words derived from “ngamia”

Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →Every word from Arabic جَمَل →
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