Where does “kijani” come from?

kijani (Swahili) comes from Finnish Jani, from Swedish Jan, from Swedish johan — The letter "J" in the Swedish spelling alphabet.

kijani (Swahili): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “kijani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishJani—
2SwedishJan—
3SwedishjohanThe letter "J" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Every word from Swedish johan →Every word from Swedish Jan →Every word from Finnish Jani →