Where does “kiSwahili” come from?

kiSwahili (Swahili) comes from Arabic سَوَاحِل, from Arabic سَاحِل — coast; boundary, coast; border of the desert.

kiSwahili (Swahili): Swahili language

Definitions

  1. Swahili language

Ancestry of “kiSwahili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
2Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert

Words derived from “kiSwahili”

Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →