Where does “kusini-magharibi” come from?

kusini-magharibi (Swahili) comes from Swahili kusini, from Swahili kusi, from Arabic كَوْس.

kusini-magharibi (Swahili): southwest

Definitions

  1. southwest

Ancestry of “kusini-magharibi”, step by step

kusini-magharibi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili kusini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikusinisouth, southern; The south
2SwahilikusiSouthern Wind
3Arabicكَوْس—

via Swahili magharibi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimagharibiwest, western; sunset; The west
2Arabicمَغْرِبsunset; west, sunset
3Arabicغَرَبَto set, to go down; to set”, “to go down
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