Where does “Suaheli” come from?

Suaheli (German) comes from Arabic سَوَاحِل, from Arabic سَاحِل — coast; boundary, coast; border of the desert.

Suaheli (German): Swahili

Definitions

  1. Swahili

Ancestry of “Suaheli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
2Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert
Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →