Where does “yakuti” come from?

yakuti (Swahili) comes from Arabic يَاقُوت, from Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος.

yakuti (Swahili): ruby

Definitions

  1. ruby

Ancestry of “yakuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَاقُوت—
2Ancient GreekῨ̔ᾰ́κινθος—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος →Every word from Arabic يَاقُوت →