Where does “uhaba” come from?

uhaba (Swahili) comes from Swahili haba, from Arabic حَبَّة — grain.

uhaba (Swahili): scarcity, paucity, shortage

Definitions

  1. scarcity, paucity, shortage

Ancestry of “uhaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilihabafew
2Arabicحَبَّةgrain
Every word from Arabic حَبَّة →Every word from Swahili haba →