Where does “mfua dhahabu” come from?

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

mfua dhahabu (Swahili): goldsmith

Definitions

  1. goldsmith

Ancestry of “mfua dhahabu”, step by step

mfua dhahabu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili mfua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimfuasmith
2Swahilim-The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans; The...
3Arabicسَوَاحِلcoastal dwellers
4Arabicسَاحِلcoast; boundary, coast; border of the desert

via Swahili dhahabu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilidhahabugold
2Arabicذَهَبgold
Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Swahili m- →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →