Where does “dahalia” come from?

dahalia (Swahili) comes from Arabic داخلية, from Arabic ـِيَّة — relational suffix.

dahalia (Swahili): dormitory

Definitions

  1. dormitory

Ancestry of “dahalia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicداخليةinterior; feminine singular of دَاخِلِيّ
2Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix
Every word from Arabic ـِيَّة →Every word from Arabic داخلية →