Where does “mzikiti” come from?

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

mzikiti (Chichewa): mosque

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “mzikiti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mzikiti”

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