Where does “handaki” come from?

handaki (Swahili) comes from Arabic خَنْدَق, from Pahlavi *handag.

handaki (Swahili): trench, moat, ditch

Definitions

  1. trench, moat, ditch

Ancestry of “handaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَنْدَقditch”, “moat
2Pahlavi*handag—
Every word from Pahlavi *handag →Every word from Arabic خَنْدَق →