Where does “kila” come from?
kila (Swahili) comes from Omani Arabic كل, from Arabic كُلّ — each, every, whole, all.
kila (Swahili): each, every
Ancestry of “kila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Omani Arabic | كل | — |
| 2 | Arabic | كُلّ | each, every, whole, all |