Where does “shauku” come from?

shauku (Swahili) comes from Arabic شَوْق, from Arabic شَاقَ — to please.

shauku (Swahili): craving

Definitions

  1. craving

Ancestry of “shauku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَوْقlonging
2Arabicشَاقَto please
Every word from Arabic شَاقَ →Every word from Arabic شَوْق →