Where does “ukabaila” come from?

ukabaila (Swahili) comes from Swahili kabaila, from Algerian Arabic قبايل, from Algerian Arabic قبيلة, from Arabic قَبِيلَة — tribe.

ukabaila (Swahili): feudalism

Definitions

  1. feudalism

Ancestry of “ukabaila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikabailanobleman
2Algerian Arabicقبايل—
3Algerian Arabicقبيلةtribe
4Arabicقَبِيلَةtribe
Every word from Arabic قَبِيلَة →Every word from Algerian Arabic قبيلة →Every word from Algerian Arabic قبايل →
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