askofu

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Hellenic *epí
Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)
Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-)
Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti
Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai
Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Hellenic *-os
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)
Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)
Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós)
Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos)bor.
Classical Syriac ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppisqoppā)bor.
Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf)bor.
Swahili askofu

    Borrowed from Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    askofu class V (plural maaskofu class VI)

    1. bishop

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 13 Nr. 68
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