Where does “sharti” come from?
sharti (Swahili) comes from French charte, from Middle French charte, from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
sharti (Swahili): necessarily; rule, requirement; obligation,...
Definitions
- necessarily; rule, requirement; obligation,...
Ancestry of “sharti”, step by step
sharti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French charte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | charte | charter |
| 2 | Middle French | charte | card, map |
| 3 | Old French | chartre | charter; covenant; written agreement; record;... |
| 4 | Latin | chartula | Diminutive of charta a little paper; memorandum |
| 5 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 6 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 7 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 8 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 9 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Arabic شَرْط
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | شَرْط | low, mean, vile; incision |