Where does “ulaji mboga” come from?

ulaji mboga (Swahili) comes from Swahili ulaji, from Swahili la, from Arabic لَا, from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.

ulaji mboga (Swahili): vegetarianism

Definitions

  1. vegetarianism

Ancestry of “ulaji mboga”, step by step

ulaji mboga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili ulaji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliulajieating
2Swahililato eat; to consume, to eradicate; no
3Arabicلَاnot; no, not
4Proto-Semiticlānot; no

via Swahili mboga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimbogavegetable (a plant raised for some edible part of it)
2Proto-Bantu*mbògàvegetable
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →Every word from Swahili la →