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Where does “theluji” come from?
theluji (Swahili) comes from Arabic ثَلْج, from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- — snow.
theluji
(Swahili): snow
Definitions
snow
Ancestry of “theluji”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
ثَلْج
—
2
Proto-Semitic
ṯalg-
snow
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯalg- →
Every word from Arabic ثَلْج →