Etymology

shilingi

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Today it means: A unit of currency in East Africa, currently only in use by Tanzania, and divided into 100 senti. Full definition →

Swahili shilingi ← English shilling
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The story

  1. English · derived fromshilling
  2. Swahili · borrowed fromshilingi
  3. English todayshilingi

Borrowed from Swahili shilingi, from English shilling.

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