Where does “saumu” come from?

saumu (Swahili) comes from Arabic صَوْم, from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ — fast.

saumu (Swahili): fast

Definitions

  1. fast

Ancestry of “saumu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَوْمfasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex;...
2Classical Syriacܨܘܡܐfast
Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ →Every word from Arabic صَوْم →