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harusi: Persian → Arabic → Swahili · Lexodus

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harusi

Usually derived from Arabic عُرْس (ʕurs). While this is entirely plausible given the use of epenthetic vowels in Swahili, the similarity with Persian عروسی (arusi, “wedding”) is also striking.

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c. 1050Persian

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c. 1050
c. 1070
c. 1800

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.