Where does “manufaa” come from?

manufaa (Swahili) comes from Arabic مَنْفَعَة, from Arabic نفع, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

manufaa (Swahili): benefit

Definitions

  1. benefit

Ancestry of “manufaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَنْفَعَةbenefit, advantage, profit, gain; usefulness;...
2Arabicنفعto profit, to benefit; verbal noun of نَفَعَ;...
3Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
4Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic نفع →