Where does “m-” come from?

m- (Swahili) comes from Arabic سَوَاحِل, from Arabic سَاحِل — coast; boundary, coast; border of the desert.

m- (Swahili): The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...

Definitions

  1. The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...

Ancestry of “m-”, step by step

m- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic سَوَاحِل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
2Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert

via Proto-Bantu mʊ̀-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumʊ̀-2nd person plural subject concord; Class 1 noun...

Words derived from “m-”

Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →