Where does “kusini-mashariki” come from?

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

kusini-mashariki (Swahili): southeast

Definitions

  1. southeast

Ancestry of “kusini-mashariki”, step by step

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

via Swahili kusini

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

via Swahili mashariki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimasharikieast, eastern; dawn; The east
2Arabicمَشْرِقsunrise
Every word from Arabic كَوْس →Every word from Swahili kusi →Every word from Swahili kusini →