Where does “msikiti” come from?

msikiti (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa mzikiti, from Yao msikití, from Swahili msikiti, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

msikiti (Chichewa): Alternative form of mzikiti

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mzikiti

Ancestry of “msikiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewamzikitimosque
2Yaomsikití—
3Swahilimsikitimosque
4Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
5Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
6ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
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