САФАРИ
Entering the English language in the late 19th century, the Swahili word safari means "long journey." Originally from the Arabic سفرية (safarīyah) meaning a journey <1> The verb for "to travel" in Swahili is "kusafiri", the noun for the journey is "safari". These words are used for any type of journey, e.g. by bus from Nairobi to Mombasa or by ferry from Dar es Salaam to Unguja. The person generally attributed to having used the word in English is Sir Richard Francis Burton, the famous explorer.
Это просто слово «собрать», «сбор», «собираться». Элементарный переход «б» - «п» - «f» (θ).
safari (n.)
1890 (attested from 1860 as a foreign word), from Swahili, literally "journey, expedition," from Arabic, literally "referring to a journey," from safar "journey" (which itself is attested in English as a foreign word from 1858).
На этих землях вполне можно встретить русские слова. Одно Килиманджаро чего стоит.
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