Where does “swahili” come from?

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

swahili (Finnish): The Swahili language

Definitions

  1. The Swahili language

Ancestry of “swahili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliswahili—
2Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
3Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert

Words derived from “swahili”

Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →Every word from Swahili swahili →