Where does “starehe” come from?
starehe (Swahili) comes from Arabic اِسْتِرَاحَة, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
starehe (Swahili): comfort, repose
Definitions
- comfort, repose
Ancestry of “starehe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | اِسْتِرَاحَة | — |
| 2 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 3 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 4 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |