Where does “simu” come from?
simu (Swahili) comes from Omani Arabic سيم, from Persian سیم, from Persian سی, from English cee, from Middle English cee, from Old French sei, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō — to sit.
simu (Swahili): telegram; telephone
Definitions
- telegram; telephone
Ancestry of “simu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omani Arabic | سيم | telegram |
| 2 | Persian | سیم | wire; silver; thirtieth |
| 3 | Persian | سی | thirty; for; in order to |
| 4 | English | cee | The name of the Latin-script letter C; Something... |
| 5 | Middle English | cee | Alternative form of see |
| 6 | Old French | sei | — |
| 7 | Latin | sēdēs | seat, chair |
| 8 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |