Where does “Sahel” come from?

Sahel (Finnish) comes from Arabic سَاحِل — coast; boundary, coast; border of the desert.

Ancestry of “Sahel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert

Words derived from “Sahel

Every word from Arabic سَاحِل