Where does “kaskazini-magharibi” come from?

kaskazini-magharibi (Swahili) comes from Swahili kaskazini, from Swahili kaskazi, from Arabic [[كَوْس]] [[قَيْظ]].

kaskazini-magharibi (Swahili): northwest

Definitions

  1. northwest

Ancestry of “kaskazini-magharibi”, step by step

kaskazini-magharibi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili kaskazini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikaskazininorth, northern; The north
2Swahilikaskazinorth monsoon wind; north wind; north
3Arabic[[كَوْس]] [[قَيْظ]]—

via Swahili magharibi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimagharibiwest, western; sunset; The west
2Arabicمَغْرِبsunset; west, sunset
3Arabicغَرَبَto set, to go down; to set”, “to go down
Every word from Arabic [[كَوْس]] [[قَيْظ]] →Every word from Swahili kaskazi →Every word from Swahili kaskazini →