Where does “zakati” come from?
zakati (Swahili) comes from Arabic زَكَاة, from Arabic زَكَوٰة, from Aramaic זכותא, from Hebrew זכי, from Hebrew זכה — to win; to achieve, to get; to acquit.
zakati (Swahili): zakat, almsgiving
Ancestry of “zakati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | زَكَاة | almsgiving, zakat |
| 2 | Arabic | زَكَوٰة | — |
| 3 | Aramaic | זכותא | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | זכי | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | זכה | to win; to achieve, to get; to acquit |