Where does “shupaza” come from?

shupaza (Swahili) comes from Portuguese espadas, from Portuguese espada, from Old Portuguese espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

shupaza (Swahili): spades

Definitions

  1. spades

Ancestry of “shupaza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseespadasplural of espada; spades
2Portugueseespadasword; épée
3Old Portugueseespada—
4Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
5Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →