Etymograph

English

imshee

Imshee may come from Egyptian Arabic إِمْشِي ‘go away!’.

  1. Egyptian Arabicmodernإِمْشِيʔimši‘go away!’literally ‘walk!’uncertain
  2. Englishtodayimshee

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Egyptian Arabicmodernإِمْشِيʔimši‘go away!’literally ‘walk!’uncertain
  2. Englishtodayimshee

The story

Most likely borrowed from Egyptian Arabic إِمْشِي (ʔimši, “go away!”, literally “walk!”), itself ultimately from older Arabic اِمْشِ (imši, id). For the derivation from Egyptian Arabic, compare shufti.

Every English word from Egyptian Arabic إِمْشِي

Today it means

verb go away

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Egyptian Arabic إِمْشِي / imshee

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