Where does “kaskazini-mashariki” come from?

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

kaskazini-mashariki (Swahili): northeast

Definitions

  1. northeast

Ancestry of “kaskazini-mashariki”, step by step

kaskazini-mashariki 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 mashariki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimasharikieast, eastern; dawn; The east
2Arabicمَشْرِقsunrise
Every word from Arabic [[كَوْس]] [[قَيْظ]] →Every word from Swahili kaskazi →Every word from Swahili kaskazini →