Where does “maskani” come from?

maskani (Swahili) comes from Arabic مَسْكَن, from Arabic سَكَنَ, from Arabic ك, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

maskani (Swahili): residence, home, abode, dwelling, dwelling-place

Definitions

  1. residence, home, abode, dwelling, dwelling-place

Ancestry of “maskani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَسْكَن—
2Arabicسَكَنَto reside, inhabit; to live, to inhabit
3Arabicكlike, as; masculine singular bound object...
4Nabataean𐢏—
5Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ك →
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