Etymology

shifta

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Today it means: outlaw, bandit Full definition →

Swahili shifta ← Amharic ሽፍታ
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The story

  1. Amharic · derived fromሽፍታ
  2. Swahili · borrowed fromshifta
  3. English todayshifta

Borrowed from Swahili shifta, from Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta).

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