Where does “mdai” come from?

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

mdai (Swahili): creditor; claimant

Definitions

  1. creditor; claimant

Ancestry of “mdai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilim-The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...
2Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
3Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert
Every word from Arabic سَاحِلEvery word from Swahili m-Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل