Where does “mfinyanzi” come from?

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

mfinyanzi (Swahili): potter a person who shapes pottery and bakes it in a kiln

Definitions

  1. potter a person who shapes pottery and bakes it in a kiln

Ancestry of “mfinyanzi”, 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
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