Where does “uinjilishaji” come from?
uinjilishaji (Swahili) comes from Swahili injilisha, from Swahili injili, from Indonesian Injil, from Malay injil, from Arabic إِنْجِيل, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον — angel; messenger.
uinjilishaji (Swahili): evangelism, evangelization
Definitions
- evangelism, evangelization
Ancestry of “uinjilishaji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | injilisha | to evangelize |
| 2 | Swahili | injili | gospel |
| 3 | Indonesian | Injil | gospel |
| 4 | Malay | injil | — |
| 5 | Arabic | إِنْجِيل | gospel |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ | gospel |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ | gospel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 12 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 13 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 15 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |