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Where does “shemasi” come from?

shemasi (Swahili) comes from Arabic شَمَّاس.

shemasi (Swahili): deacon

Definitions

  1. deacon

Ancestry of “shemasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَمَّاس—
Every word from Arabic شَمَّاس →