Where does “swahilinkielinen” come from?

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

swahilinkielinen (Finnish): Swahili-speaking; Swahili, Swahili language

Definitions

Swahili-speaking; Swahili, Swahili language

Ancestry of “swahilinkielinen”, step by step

swahilinkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish swahili

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	swahili	The Swahili language
2	Swahili	swahili	—
3	Arabic	سَوَاحِل	coastal dwellers
4	Arabic	سَاحِل	coast; boundary, coast; border of the desert

via Finnish kieli

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kieli	tongue; language; string
2	Proto-Finnic	keeli	tongue; language
3	Proto-Uralic	käle	tongue; language

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