Where does “swahili” come from?

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

swahili (Norwegian Nynorsk): Swahili the language

Definitions

  1. Swahili the language

Ancestry of “swahili”, step by step

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