Where does “samakigamba” come from?

samakigamba (Swahili) comes from Swahili samaki, from Arabic سَمَك — fish.

samakigamba (Swahili): shellfish

Definitions

  1. shellfish

Ancestry of “samakigamba”, step by step

samakigamba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili samaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisamakifish
2Arabicسَمَكfish

via Swahili gamba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiligambabark; skin; scale
Every word from Arabic سَمَك →Every word from Swahili samaki →