Where does “amana” come from?

amana (Swahili) comes from Arabic أَمَانَة, from Arabic أَمُنَ — to be faithful; to be trustworthy.

amana (Swahili): deposit

Definitions

  1. deposit

Ancestry of “amana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَمَانَةsurety
2Arabicأَمُنَto be faithful; to be trustworthy
Every word from Arabic أَمُنَ →Every word from Arabic أَمَانَة →