Etymology

asili

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Today it means: The central seed or "germinating matrix" of a culture. Full definition →

Swahili asili ← Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)
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  1. Arabicأَصْل (ʔaṣl)
  2. Swahiliasili
  3. English todayasili

From Swahili asili (“origin”); introduced in this sense by Marimba Ani.

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