Where does “tibakemia” come from?

tibakemia (Swahili) comes from Swahili tiba, from Arabic طِبّ, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

tibakemia (Swahili): chemotherapy

Definitions

  1. chemotherapy

Ancestry of “tibakemia”, step by step

tibakemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili tiba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitibamedical treatment
2Arabicطِبّmedicine
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

via Swahili kemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikemiachemistry
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic طِبّ →Every word from Swahili tiba →