Where does “ujasusi” come from?

ujasusi (Swahili) comes from Swahili jasusi, from Arabic جَاسُوس, from Classical Syriac ܓܫܘܫܐ — spy; scout, searcher, explorer; palpitation.

ujasusi (Swahili): espionage, spying

Definitions

  1. espionage, spying

Ancestry of “ujasusi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilijasusispy
2Arabicجَاسُوسspy
3Classical Syriacܓܫܘܫܐspy; scout, searcher, explorer; palpitation
Every word from Classical Syriac ܓܫܘܫܐ →Every word from Arabic جَاسُوس →Every word from Swahili jasusi →