Where does “kitalii” come from?

kitalii (Swahili) comes from Swahili talii, from Arabic طَالَعَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

kitalii (Swahili): touristy, for tourists

Definitions

  1. touristy, for tourists

Ancestry of “kitalii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitaliito tour
2Arabicطَالَعَinspected; to inspect
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic طَالَعَ →