Where does “ushehe” come from?

ushehe (Swahili) comes from Swahili shehe, from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

ushehe (Swahili): <!-- sheikdom but not sure; sheikdom seems the area ruled; isn't ushehe the state of being a sheik?

Definitions

  1. <!-- sheikdom but not sure; sheikdom seems the area ruled; isn't ushehe the state of being a sheik?

Ancestry of “ushehe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilishehesheik; king
2Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
3Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
Every word from Arabic شَاخَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْخ →Every word from Swahili shehe →