Where does “mfumo” come from?

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

mfumo (Swahili): system

Definitions

  1. system

Ancestry of “mfumo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mfumo

Every word from Arabic سَاحِلEvery word from Swahili m-Every word from Arabic سَوَاحِل