Where does “ubaya” come from?
ubaya (Swahili) comes from Sanskrit उभय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hubʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁.
ubaya (Swahili): evil, badness, wickedness, ugliness
Definitions
- evil, badness, wickedness, ugliness
Ancestry of “ubaya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | उभय | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hubʰáyas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₁ | — |