Where does “taa” come from?

taa (Swahili) comes from Swahili tala.

taa (Swahili): lamp, light

Definitions

  1. lamp, light

Ancestry of “taa”, step by step

taa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili tala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitala

via Arabic طَاعَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَاعَة
Every word from Swahili tala
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