Where does “seytaane” come from?

seytaane (Wolof) comes from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

seytaane (Wolof): devil, evil spirit

Definitions

  1. devil, evil spirit

Ancestry of “seytaane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
2Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch
Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →
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