Where does “usufii” come from?
usufii (Swahili) comes from Swahili sufii, from Arabic صُوفِيّ, from Arabic صوف.
usufii (Swahili): Sufism
Ancestry of “usufii”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | sufii | Sufi, mystic |
| 2 | Arabic | صُوفِيّ | a Muslim mystic or ascetic; man of wool; Sufi |
| 3 | Arabic | صوف | — |