Where does “muze” come from?

muze (Nubi) comes from Swahili mzee, from Swahili m-, from Arabic سَوَاحِل, from Arabic سَاحِل — coast; boundary, coast; border of the desert.

muze (Nubi): old man

Definitions

  1. old man

Ancestry of “muze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimzeeelder, respected old person; title of respect to...
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 →