Etymograph

English

Zanzibar

Zanzibar comes from Classical Persian زنگبار.

  1. Classical Persianc. 900–presentزنگبارzangibār
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019Zanzibar

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Classical Persianc. 900–presentزنگبارzangibār
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019Zanzibar

Earliest quotation: 2019, Melvin Konner, A Bold New Theory Proposes That Humans Tamed Themselves: “Other examples of nonhuman self-domestication in the wild exist—for…”

Every English word from Classical Persian زنگبار

Today it means

name An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.

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Etymograph / Classical Persian زنگبار / Zanzibar

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