Where does “uasherati” come from?

uasherati (Swahili) comes from Swahili asherati, from Arabic عشرة, from Arabic ش, from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

uasherati (Swahili): promiscuity, debauchery, lewdness

Definitions

  1. promiscuity, debauchery, lewdness

Ancestry of “uasherati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliasheratilicentiousness, libidinosity, promiscuity
2Arabicعشرةten; عَشْرَةَ •  f; -teen
3Arabicشش; ر
4Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
5Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →Every word from Arabic ش →