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by happimess 4927 days ago
According to etymonline[1], it comes from Arabic through Swahili.

[1]http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&s...
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bluesmoon 4927 days ago
I suppose they're both of Indo-European origin.
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g8oz 4927 days ago
Arabic is Semitic not Indo-European.
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