Where does “wakaa” come from?

wakaa (Swahili) comes from Arabic وقع, from Arabic وَقَّعَ — to sign; to register, sign.

wakaa (Swahili): timing

Definitions

  1. timing

Ancestry of “wakaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوقعto fall down, to fall; to occur to the mind; to...
2Arabicوَقَّعَto sign; to register, sign
Every word from Arabic وَقَّعَ →Every word from Arabic وقع →
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