Where does “mfua fedha” come from?

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

mfua fedha (Swahili): silversmith

Definitions

  1. silversmith

Ancestry of “mfua fedha”, step by step

mfua fedha 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 fedha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilifedhasilver; money; finance
2Arabicفِضَّة—
Every word from Arabic سَاحِل →Every word from Swahili m- →Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل →