Where does “ukasisi” come from?

ukasisi (Swahili) comes from Swahili kasisi, from Arabic قِسِّيس, from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ — ancient, ancestor, forefather; elder,...

ukasisi (Swahili): priesthood

Definitions

  1. priesthood

Ancestry of “ukasisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikasisipriest
2Arabicقِسِّيس—
3Classical Syriacܩܫܝܫܐancient, ancestor, forefather; elder,...
Every word from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ →Every word from Arabic قِسِّيس →Every word from Swahili kasisi →