Where does “mhandisi” come from?

mhandisi (Swahili) comes from Arabic مُهَنْدِس, from Arabic هَنْدَسَة, from Arabic هَنْدَزَة, from Arabic هَنْدَاز, from Middle Persian handʾc-.

mhandisi (Swahili): engineer, technician

Definitions

  1. engineer, technician

Ancestry of “mhandisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُهَنْدِس—
2Arabicهَنْدَسَةgeometry, architecture, engineering; engineering
3Arabicهَنْدَزَة—
4Arabicهَنْدَاز—
5Middle Persianhandʾc-—

Words derived from “mhandisi”

Every word from Middle Persian handʾc- →Every word from Arabic هَنْدَاز →Every word from Arabic هَنْدَزَة →