Where does “raba” come from?

raba (Swahili) comes from English rubber, from English rub, from Middle English rubben, from Saterland Frisian rubben.

raba (Swahili): running shoe, sneaker shoe with rubber soles

Definitions

  1. running shoe, sneaker shoe with rubber soles

Ancestry of “raba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrubberPliable material derived from the sap of the...
2EnglishrubAn act of rubbing; A difficulty or problem; A...
3Middle EnglishrubbenTo rub; to move back and forwards on a surface
4Saterland Frisianrubben
Every word from Saterland Frisian rubbenEvery word from Middle English rubbenEvery word from English rub