Where does “zidi” come from?

zidi (Swahili) comes from Arabic زَادَ, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

zidi (Swahili): to surpass

Definitions

  1. to surpass

Ancestry of “zidi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَادَto increase; to increase...
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →