Where does “kataani” come from?

kataani (Iraqw) comes from Swahili mkatani, from Swahili m-, from Arabic سَوَاحِل, from Arabic سَاحِل — coast; boundary, coast; border of the desert.

kataani (Iraqw): sisal

Definitions

  1. sisal

Ancestry of “kataani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimkatanithe sisal plant
2Swahilim-The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...
3Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
4Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert
Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Swahili m- →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →